§ 21-15-103. Deadline — Scope of check — Report — Notice — Discharge for persons in designated positions
(a) (1) A state agency shall ensure that any incumbent employee in a designated position has a subsequent criminal background check completed within five (5) years of the incumbent employee’s initial criminal background check and every five (5) years thereafter. (2) A state agency shall ensure that any incumbent employee in a designated position has […]
§ 21-14-201. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) “Commercial document” means any instrument, certificate, report, billing, affidavit, or other document which is required to bear a notary certificate by the terms of a purchase order, contract, bid specification, construction standard, testing standard, or other commercial standard, specification, or practice. (B) The term “commercial document” shall not […]
§ 21-15-104. Waiver of exclusion or discharge requirement for persons in designated positions
(a) (1) The provisions of § 21-15-102(a)(4) and §§ 21-15-102(f), 21-15-103(e), 21-15-103(g), and 21-15-110(b) may be waived by the director of a state agency upon the request of: (A) A supervisor or other managerial employee in the state agency; (B) An affected applicant; or (C) An incumbent employee in a designated position who is subject […]
§ 21-14-202. Use of facsimile signatures and seals authorized — Filing required
Any notary public may affix a notary certificate bearing the notary public’s facsimile signature and facsimile seal in lieu of the notary public’s manual signature and rubber or embossed seal in blue or black ink on a commercial document, after filing with the Secretary of State: (1) The notary public’s manual signature certified by the […]
§ 21-15-105. Confidentiality
(a) Any information received by a state agency from the Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police or from a central registry check under this subchapter shall not be available for examination, and no record, file, or document shall be removed from the custody of the Department of Arkansas State Police. (b) Any […]
§ 21-14-203. Expiration and resignation
(a) Any filing by a notary public with the Secretary of State under the terms of this subchapter shall remain in effect until the earlier of: (1) The date on which the notary public’s commission in effect on the date of filing expires; (2) The filing is cancelled by the notary public by subsequent written […]
§ 21-15-106. Rules — Records
(a) All state agencies with a designated position or a designated financial or information technology position shall adopt the necessary rules to fully implement the provisions of this subchapter. (b) Each state agency shall maintain on file, subject to inspection by the Arkansas Crime Information Center, the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State […]
§ 21-14-204. Duties of notary public
A notary public shall have the same duties when affixing a notary certificate with the notary public’s facsimile signature and facsimile seal on a commercial document as when signing a notary certificate with the notary public’s manual signature and rubber or embossed seal, and nothing in this subchapter shall remove any duty or responsibility imposed […]
§ 21-14-205. Force and effect
Notary certificates which are signed by facsimile signature and sealed by facsimile seal under the provisions of this subchapter shall have the same force and effect as notary certificates signed by manual signature and bearing a rubber or embossed seal for all purposes.
§ 21-14-301. Title
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Electronic Notary Public Act”.