Section 14-12A-17 – Official signature. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.)
In notarizing a paper document, a notary public shall: A. sign by hand on the notarial certificate exactly and only the name indicated on the notary public’s seal or stamp; B. not sign using a facsimile stamp or an electronic or other printing method; and C. affix the official signature only at the time the […]
Section 14-12A-18 – Official seal or stamp. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.)
A. A notary public shall keep an official seal or stamp that is the exclusive property of the notary public. The seal or stamp shall not be possessed or used by any other person or surrendered to an employer upon termination of employment. B. A notarial seal or stamp shall contain the exact name of […]
Section 14-12A-19 – Endorsing date of commission. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.)
Upon performance of any notarial act, the notary public shall, immediately opposite or following the notary public’s signature, endorse the date of the expiration of commission. The endorsement may be legibly written, stamped or printed upon the instrument and shall be substantially in the following form: “My commission expires (stating date of expiration of commission)”. […]
Section 14-12A-20 – Change of name. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.)
A. Upon any change of a notary public’s name, the notary public shall, within ten days of such change, make application to the secretary of state for issuance of a corrected commission. The application shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state and shall contain an impression or image of the new […]
Section 14-12A-21 – Change of address. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.)
A. A notary public shall notify the secretary of state in writing of a change of the notary public’s residence, business or mailing address within ten days after such change. B. A notary public shall notify the surety for the notary public’s bond in writing within ten days of a change of residence, business or […]
Section 14-12A-8 – Refusal to notarize. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.)
A. A notary public shall not refuse to perform a notarial act based on a principal’s race, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, health or disability or status as a non-client or non-customer of the notary public or the notary public’s employer. B. A notary public shall perform a notarial act for a person […]
Section 14-12A-9 – Surety bond and duties of surety. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.)
A. A commission shall not be issued until an oath of office and a ten-thousand-dollar ($10,000) bond have been provided on the application for appointment and approved by the secretary of state. The bond shall be executed by a licensed surety, for a term of four years commencing on the commission’s effective date and terminating […]
Section 14-12A-10 – Avoidance of influence. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.)
A. A notary public shall not influence a person either to enter into or avoid a transaction involving a notarial act by the notary public, except that the notary public may advise against a transaction if the notary public knows or has good reason to believe that the notarial act or the associated transaction is […]
Section 14-12A-11 – False or incomplete certificate, authenticating documents in absence of principal. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.)
A. If a notary public or any other officer authorized by law to make or give a certificate or other writing makes or delivers as true a certificate or writing containing statements that he knows to be false, or appends his official signature to acknowledgments or other documents when the principals executing the documents have […]
Section 14-12A-2 – Definitions. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.)
As used in the Notary Public Act: A. “acknowledgment” means a notarial act in which a person at a single time and place: (1) appears in person before the notary public and presents a document; (2) is personally known to the notary public or identified by the notary public through satisfactory evidence; and (3) indicates […]