Under what circumstance a government-employed notary is exempt from maintaining a journal?

A government-employed notary is exempt from maintaining a journal when their employer maintains a copy of notarized documents. This exemption recognizes that if the employer is responsible for keeping detailed records of all notarizations carried out by the notary, the notary does not need to duplicate this record-keeping by maintaining their own separate journal. The goal here is to streamline the process and reduce redundancy in documentation, ensuring that there is still an official record kept, while also allowing the notary to focus on their other responsibilities without the added burden of journal maintenance.

The other options don't provide valid grounds for exemption. Having multiple responsibilities as a notary does not exempt them from journal requirements, nor does the length of time someone has been a notary. Additionally, even if the only task performed is witnessing signatures, this does not negate the requirement to document those activities unless they fall under the specific employer records provision.