Section 55.313 – Maintenance of Records.
55.313 Maintenance of records. Sec. 53. A person, or the personal representative of a person who is deceased, who both performed a notarial act and created a record of the act performed while commissioned as a notary public under this act shall maintain all the records of that notarial act for at least 5 years […]
Section 55.287 – Signature of Notary Public; Statements; Stamp, Seal, or Electronic Process; Effect of Illegible Statement.
55.287 Signature of notary public; statements; stamp, seal, or electronic process; effect of illegible statement. Sec. 27. (1) A notary public shall place his or her signature on every record upon which he or she performs a notarial act. The notary public shall sign his or her name exactly as his or her name appears […]
Section 55.314 – Application of Act.
55.314 Application of act. Sec. 54. This act modifies, limits, and supersedes the electronic signatures in global and national commerce act, 15 USC 7001 to 7031, but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that act, 15 USC 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103(b) of […]
Section 55.289 – Repealed. 2006, Act 155, Imd. Eff. May 26, 2006.
55.289 Repealed. 2006, Act 155, Imd. Eff. May 26, 2006. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed section pertained to use of notary form.
Section 55.315 – Rules.
55.315 Rules. Sec. 55. The secretary may promulgate rules pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, to implement this act. History: 2003, Act 238, Eff. Apr. 1, 2004
Section 55.291 – Notary Public; Prohibited Conduct.
55.291 Notary public; prohibited conduct. Sec. 31. (1) A notary public shall not certify or notarize that a record is either of the following: (a) An original. (b) A true copy of another record. (2) A notary public shall not do any of the following: (a) Perform a notarial act upon any record executed by […]
Section 55.293 – Person With Physical Limitations; Signature by Notary Public.
55.293 Person with physical limitations; signature by notary public. Sec. 33. A notary public may sign the name of a person whose physical characteristics limit his or her capacity to sign or make a mark on a record presented for notarization under all of the following conditions: (a) The notary public is orally, verbally, physically, […]
Section 55.295 – Request by Secretary of State; Failure to Respond.
55.295 Request by secretary of state; failure to respond. Sec. 35. (1) Upon receiving a written or electronic request from the secretary, a notary public shall do all of the following as applicable: (a) Furnish the secretary with a copy of the notary public’s records that relate to the request. (b) Within 15 days after […]
Section 55.297 – Misconduct; Civil Liability; Conditions.
55.297 Misconduct; civil liability; conditions. Sec. 37. (1) For the official misconduct of a notary public, the notary public and the sureties on the notary public’s surety bond are liable in a civil action for the damages sustained by the persons injured. The employer of a notary public is also liable if both of the […]
Section 55.299 – Violations of Notary Public Laws.
55.299 Violations of notary public laws. Sec. 39. The secretary may investigate, or cause to be investigated by local authorities, the administration of notary public laws and shall report violations of the notary public laws and rules to the attorney general or prosecuting attorney, or both, for prosecution. History: 2003, Act 238, Eff. Apr. 1, […]