Section 456-B:7 – Certificate of Notarial Acts.
456-B:7 Certificate of Notarial Acts. – I. A notarial act must be evidenced by a certificate signed and dated by a notarial officer. The certificate must include identification of the jurisdiction in which the notarial act is performed and the title of the office of the notarial officer and may include the official stamp […]
Section 456-B:8 – Short Forms.
456-B:8 Short Forms. – The following short form certificates of notarial acts are sufficient for the purposes indicated, if completed with the information required by RSA 456-B:7, I: I. For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity: State of _______________________ (County) of ____________________ This instrument was acknowledged before me on (date) by (name(s) of person(s)) […]
Section 456-B:8-a – Official Stamp; Stamping Device.
456-B:8-a Official Stamp; Stamping Device. – I. The electronic or rubber official stamp of a notary public shall: (a) Include the information required by RSA 455:3; and (b) Be capable of being copied together with the record to which it is affixed or attached or with which it is logically associated. II. A notary […]
Section 456-B:8-b – Notification Regarding Performance of Notarial Act on Electronic Record; Selection of Technology; Rules.
456-B:8-b Notification Regarding Performance of Notarial Act on Electronic Record; Selection of Technology; Rules. – I. A notary public may select one or more tamper-evident technologies to perform notarial acts with respect to electronic records. A person may not require a notary public to perform a notarial act with respect to an electronic record […]
Section 456-B:2-b – Identification of Individual.
456-B:2-b Identification of Individual. – I. 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 has the identity claimed. II. A notarial officer has satisfactory evidence of the […]
Section 456-B:3 – Notarial Acts in This State.
456-B:3 Notarial Acts in This State. – I. A notarial act may be performed within this state by the following persons: (a) A notary public of this state; (b) A judge, marital master, clerk, deputy clerk, register of probate, or deputy register of probate of any court of this state; or (c) A justice […]
Section 455-A:1 – Appointment.
455-A:1 Appointment. – Justices of the peace shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the executive council, and shall be commissioned for 5 years, as provided in the New Hampshire constitution. Source. 1988, 121:10, eff. Oct. 1, 1988.
Section 455-A:2 – Application.
455-A:2 Application. – I. Any person applying to be a justice of the peace shall indicate on the application whether he or she has been a registered voter in this state for at least 3 years immediately preceding the date of application. The applicant must sign a written statement under oath stating whether the […]
Section 455-A:3 – Powers.
455-A:3 Powers. – Every justice of the peace shall have the power to administer oaths, perform marriage ceremonies, acknowledge instruments, and any other power prescribed by law. A justice of the peace signing an acknowledgment or jurat on any document or instrument shall type, print, or stamp the name of the justice of the […]
Section 456-B:1 – Definitions.
456-B:1 Definitions. – I. " Notarial act " means an act, whether performed with respect to a tangible or electronic record, that a notarial officer is authorized to perform under the law of this state, and includes taking an acknowledgment, administering an oath or affirmation, taking a verification upon oath or affirmation, witnessing or […]