Section 14 – Entries in journal — Required information.
Effective 11/1/2019 46-1-14. Entries in journal — Required information. (1) A notary may, for each notarial act the notary performs, and a remote notary shall, for each notarial act the remote notary performs remotely, record the following information in the journal described in Section 46-1-13 at the time of notarization: (a) the date and time […]
Section 15 – Inspection of journal — Safekeeping and custody of journal.
Effective 11/1/2019 46-1-15. Inspection of journal — Safekeeping and custody of journal. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), if a notary maintains a journal, the notary shall: (a) keep the journal in the notary’s exclusive custody; and (b) ensure that the journal is not used by any other person for any purpose. (2) (a) […]
Section 16 – Official signature — Official seal — Destruction of seal — Unlawful use of seal — Criminal penalties.
Effective 11/1/2019 46-1-16. Official signature — Official seal — Destruction of seal — Unlawful use of seal — Criminal penalties. (1) In completing a notarial act, a notary shall sign on the notarial certificate exactly and only the name indicated on the notary’s commission. (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(d), a notary shall […]
Section 17 – Obtaining official seal.
Effective 11/1/2019 46-1-17. Obtaining official seal. (1) A person may not provide an official seal to an individual claiming to be a notary, unless the individual presents a copy of the individual’s notarial commission, attached to a notarized declaration substantially as follows: Application for Notary’s Official Seal I, __________________ (name of individual requesting seal), declare […]
Section 18 – Liability.
Effective 11/1/2019 46-1-18. Liability. (1) A notary may be liable to any person for any damage to that person proximately caused by the notary’s misconduct in performing a notarization. (2) (a) A surety for a notary’s bond may be liable to any person for damages proximately caused to that person by the notary’s misconduct in […]
Section 19 – Revocation or suspension.
46-1-19. Revocation or suspension. The lieutenant governor may revoke or suspend a notarial commission on any ground for which an application for a notarial commission may be denied under Section 46-1-3. Amended by Chapter 136, 2003 General Session
Section 20 – Change of name or address — Bond policy rider.
Effective 5/9/2017 46-1-20. Change of name or address — Bond policy rider. (1) Within 30 days after the day on which a notary changes the notary’s name, the notary shall provide to the lieutenant governor: (a) the notary’s new name, including official documentation of the name change; and (b) a bond policy rider that a […]
Section 21 – Resignation.
Effective 5/5/2021 46-1-21. Resignation. (1) A notary who resigns a notarial commission shall provide to the lieutenant governor a notice indicating the effective date of resignation. (2) A notary who ceases to reside in this state, who ceases to be employed in the state, or who becomes unable to read and write as provided in […]
Section 22 – Notice not invalidated.
46-1-22. Notice not invalidated. If a notarial act is performed contrary to or in violation of this chapter, that fact does not of itself invalidate notice to third parties of the contents of the document notarized. Enacted by Chapter 287, 1998 General Session
Section 7 – Disqualifications.
Effective 8/31/2020 46-1-7. Disqualifications. A notary may not perform a notarial act if the notary: (1) is a signer of the document that is to be notarized, except for: (a) a self-proved will as provided in Section 75-2-504; or (b) a self-proved electronic will as provided in Section 75-2-1408; (2) is named in the document […]