Sec. 3. (a) The state public defender shall be provided with a seal of office on which appear the words "Public Defender, State of Indiana".
(b) The state public defender may:
(1) take acknowledgments;
(2) administer oaths; and
(3) do all other acts authorized by law for a notary public.
An act performed under this section must be attested by the public defender's official seal.