The renewal actions must be completed by the expiration date to avoid forfeiture. Which option completes the sentence: The date of ______ of the Notary Public's commission.

• A. Expiration
• B. Issuance
• C. Creation
• D. Registration

Answer: (A)

Notaries operate under a time-limited commission, so the key date is when that term ends. Renewal actions must be completed by the expiration of the Notary Public's commission to continue serving; if you miss that date, the commission is forfeited and you lose authority to perform notarial acts. The expiration date specifically marks the end of the current term. The other terms don’t fit because issuance refers to when the commission was first granted, creation isn’t a standard term here, and registration isn’t the official status marker for a notary’s term.