§ 5372. Authority to refuse to perform notarial act
§ 5372. Authority to refuse to perform notarial act (a) A notary public may refuse to perform a notarial act if the notary public 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) […]
§ 5363. Requirements for certain notarial acts
§ 5363. Requirements for certain notarial acts (a) Acknowledgments. A notary public 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 […]
§ 5364. Personal appearance required
§ 5364. Personal appearance required (a) 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 notary public. (b) [Repealed.] (Added 2017, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2019; amended 2021, […]
§ 5365. Identification of individual
§ 5365. Identification of individual (a) Personal knowledge. A notary public 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. (b) Satisfactory evidence. A notary public has satisfactory […]
§ 5366. Signature if individual unable to sign
§ 5366. 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 notary public to sign the individual’s name on the record. The notary public shall insert “Signature affixed by (name of other individual) at the direction of (name of […]
§ 5367. Certificate of notarial act
§ 5367. Certificate of notarial act (a) A notarial act shall be evidenced by a certificate. The certificate shall: (1) be executed contemporaneously with the performance of the notarial act; (2) be signed and dated by the notary public and be signed in the same manner as on file with the Office; (3) identify the […]
§ 5368. Short-form certificates
§ 5368. Short-form certificates The following short-form certificates of notarial acts shall be sufficient for the purposes indicated, if completed with the information required by subsections 5367(a) and (b) of this chapter: (1) For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity: State of Vermont [County] of _________________________________________ This record was acknowledged before me on ______ by […]
§ 5369. Official stamp
§ 5369. Official stamp The official stamp of a notary public shall: (1) include the notary public’s name, jurisdiction, and other information required by the Office; and (2) be capable of being copied together with the record to which it is affixed or attached or with which it is logically associated. (Added 2017, No. 160 […]
§ 5361. Notarial acts in this State; authority to perform
§ 5361. Notarial acts in this State; authority to perform (a) A notarial act, as defined in subdivision 5304(7)(A) of this chapter, may only be performed in this State by a notary public commissioned under this chapter. (b) The signature and title of an individual performing a notarial act in this State are prima facie […]
§ 5362. Authorized notarial acts
§ 5362. Authorized notarial acts (a) A notary public may perform a notarial act as authorized by and in accordance with the requirements of this chapter or otherwise by law of this State. (b) A notary public shall not perform a notarial act with respect to a record to which the notary public or the […]