§1901. Short title (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23) This chapter may be known and cited as the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts. [PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §8 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 […]
§1902. Definitions (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §8 (AFF).] 1. Acknowledgement. “Acknowledgment” means a declaration by an […]
§1903. Applicability (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23) This chapter applies to a notarial act performed on or after July 1, 2023. [PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §8 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 (NEW). PL […]
§1904. Authority to perform notarial act (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23) 1. Notarial acts authorized. A notarial officer may perform a notarial act authorized by this chapter or by a law of this State other than this chapter. [PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 (NEW); PL 2021, […]
§1905. Requirements for certain notarial acts (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23) 1. Acknowledgement of a record. A notarial officer who takes an acknowledgment of a record shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, that the individual appearing before the officer and making […]
§1906. Personal appearance required (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23) If a notarial act relates to a statement made in or a signature executed on a record, the individual making the statement or executing the signature shall appear personally before the notarial officer. [PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, […]
§1907. Identification of individual (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23) 1. Personal knowledge of identity. A notarial officer has personal knowledge of the identity of an individual appearing before the officer if the individual is personally known to the officer through dealings sufficient to provide reasonable certainty that the individual […]
§1908. Authority to refuse to perform notarial act (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23) 1. Basis to refuse. A notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act if the officer is not satisfied that: A. The individual executing the record is competent or has the capacity to execute […]
§1909. Signature if individual unable to sign (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23) If an individual is physically unable to sign a record due to a disability, the individual may direct an individual other than the notarial officer to sign the individual’s name on the record. The notarial officer shall […]
§1910. Notarial act in this State (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23) 1. Persons authorized to perform notarial acts. A notarial act may be performed in this State by: A. A notary public of this State; [PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 651, […]
§1911. Notarial act in another state (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23) 1. Notarial acts in other states recognized. A notarial act performed in another state has the same effect under the laws of this State as if performed by a notarial officer of this State, if the act performed […]
§1912. Notarial act under authority of federally recognized Indian tribe (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23) 1. Notarial acts under authority of federally recognized Indian tribes recognized. A notarial act performed under the authority and in the jurisdiction of a federally recognized Indian tribe has the same effect as if […]
§1913. Notarial act under federal authority (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23) 1. Notarial act under federal authority recognized. A notarial act performed under federal law has the same effect under the laws of this State as if performed by a notarial officer of this State, if the act performed […]
§1914. Foreign notarial act (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23) 1. Foreign state. As used in this section, “foreign state” means a government other than the United States, a state or a federally recognized Indian tribe. [PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. […]
§1915. Notarial act performed for remotely located individual (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23) 1. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings. A. “Communication technology” means an electronic device or process that allows a notarial officer and a remotely located individual to communicate […]
§1916. Certificate of notarial act (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23) 1. Certificate required. A notarial act must be evidenced by a certificate. The certificate must: A. Be executed contemporaneously with the performance of the notarial act; [PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 (NEW); PL 2021, c. […]
§1917. Short form certificates (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23) The following short form certificates of notarial acts are sufficient for the purposes indicated, if completed with the information required by section 1916, subsections 1 and 2. [PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 651, […]
§1918. Official stamp (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23) A notary public may keep an official stamp, which must: [PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §8 (AFF).] 1. Information included. Include the notary public’s name, jurisdiction, commission expiration date and other […]
§1919. Stamping device (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23) 1. Notary public’s responsibility. A notary public is responsible for the security of the notary public’s stamping device and may not allow another individual to use the device to perform a notarial act. On resignation from, or the revocation or expiration […]
§1920. Journal (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23) 1. Journal required. A notarial officer shall maintain a journal for all electronic and remote notarizations. A notarial officer may maintain a journal for all tangible notarizations. The notarial officer shall retain the journal for 10 years after the performance of the […]
