§39-4-23. Prohibited Acts
(a) A commission as a notary public does not authorize an individual to: (1) Assist persons in drafting legal records, give legal advice or otherwise practice law;
§39-4-24. Validity of Notarial Acts
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), section four of this article, the failure of a notarial officer to perform a duty or meet a requirement specified in this article does not invalidate a notarial act performed by the notarial officer. The validity of a notarial act under this article does not prevent an aggrieved […]
§39-4-25. Rules
(a) The Secretary of State may promulgate rules, in accordance with the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, to implement this article. Rules promulgated regarding the performance of notarial acts with respect to electronic records may not require, or accord greater legal status or effect to, the implementation or application of a specific technology […]
§39-4-26. Notary Public Commission and Commissioner Appointment in Effect
(a) A commission as a notary public in effect on June 30, 2014, continues until its date of expiration. A notary public who applies for a commission as a notary public on or after July 1, 2014, is subject to and shall comply with this article. A notary public, in performing notarial acts on or […]
§39-4-27. Savings Clause
This article does not affect the validity or effect of a notarial act performed before July 1, 2014.
§39-4-28. Uniformity of Application and Construction
In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
§39-4-29. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
This article modifies, limits, and supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U. S. C. Section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that act, 15 U. S. C. Section 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of […]
§39-4-30. Maximum Fees
(a) The maximum fee in this state for notarization of each signature and the proper recordation thereof in the journal of notarial acts is $10.00 for each signature notarized. (b) The maximum fee in this state for certification of a facsimile of a document, retaining a facsimile in the notarys file, and the proper recordation […]
§39-4-31. Government Notaries Public
(a) State and local government employees may be commissioned as government notaries public to act for and in behalf of their respective state and local government offices. (b) A state or local government employee commissioned under this section shall meet the requirements for qualification and appointment prescribed in this article except that the head of […]
§39-4-32. Liability of Notary and of an Employer of Notary
(a) A notary public is liable to the persons involved for all damages proximately caused by the notary's official misconduct. (b) The employer of a notary public is also liable to the persons involved for all damages proximately caused by the notary's official misconduct, if: (1) The notary public was acting within the scope of […]