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Section 42-30.1-3. – Authority to perform notarial act.

§ 42-30.1-3. Authority to perform notarial act. (a) A notarial officer may perform a notarial act authorized by this chapter or by law of this state other than this chapter. (b) A notarial officer may certify that a tangible copy of an electronic record is an accurate copy of the electronic record. History of Section.P.L. […]

Section 42-30.1-4. – Requirements for certain notarial acts.

§ 42-30.1-4. Requirements for certain notarial acts. (a) 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 the acknowledgment has the identity claimed and that the signature on the record is […]

Section 42-30.1-5. – Personal appearance required.

§ 42-30.1-5. Personal appearance required. If a notarial act relates to a statement made in, or a signature executed upon, a record, the individual making the statement or executing the signature shall appear personally before the notarial officer. For purposes of this section, personal appearance means that the principal and the notary public communicate by […]

Section 42-30.1-6. – Identification of individual.

§ 42-30.1-6. Identification of individual. (a) A notarial officer has personal knowledge of the identity of an individual appearing before the notarial officer if the individual is personally known to the notarial officer through dealings sufficient to provide reasonable certainty that the individual has the identity claimed. (b) A notarial officer has satisfactory evidence of […]

Section 42-30.1-7. – Authority to refuse to perform notarial act.

§ 42-30.1-7. Authority to refuse to perform notarial act. (a) A notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act if the notarial officer is not satisfied that: (1) The individual executing the record is competent or has the capacity to execute the record; or (2) The individual’s signature is knowingly and voluntarily made. (b) […]

Section 42-30.1-8. – Signature if individual unable to sign.

§ 42-30.1-8. Signature if individual unable to sign. If an individual is physically unable to sign a record, the individual may direct an individual other than the notarial officer to sign the individual’s name on the record. The notarial officer shall insert “Signature affixed by (name of other individual) at the direction of (name of […]

Section 42-30.1-9. – Notarial act in this state.

§ 42-30.1-9. Notarial act in this state. The signature and title of an individual performing a notarial act in this state are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the individual holds the designated title. History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 104, § 4; P.L. 2018, ch. 109, § 4.