§39-4A-3. Prohibited Acts
Commissioners shall refrain from the following prohibited activities: (1) Assisting persons in drafting legal records, giving legal advice, or otherwise practicing law;
§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 […]
§39-4A-4. Rulemaking
The Secretary of State may propose rules for legislative approval to implement this article, in accordance with the provisions of §29A-3-1 et seq. of this code.
§39-4-13. Notarial Act Under Federal Authority
(a) A notarial act performed under federal law has the same effect under the law of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state, if the act performed under federal law is performed by: (1) A judge, clerk or deputy clerk of a court;
§39-4-14. Foreign Notarial Act
(a) In this section, "foreign state" means a government other than the United States, a state or a federally recognized Indian tribe. (b) If a notarial act is performed under authority and in the jurisdiction of a foreign state or constituent unit of the foreign state or is performed under the authority of a multinational […]
§39-4-15. Certificate of Notarial Act
(a) A notarial act must be evidenced by a certificate. The certificate must: (1) Be executed contemporaneously with the performance of the notarial act;
§39-4-16. Short Form Certificates
The following short form certificates of notarial acts are sufficient for the purposes indicated, if completed with the information required by subsections (a) and (b), section fifteen of this article: (1) For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity:
§39-4-17. Official Stamp
The official stamp of a notary public must: (1) Include the notary public's name, address, jurisdiction, commission expiration date and other information required by the Secretary of State; and
§39-4-18. Stamping Device
(a) A notary public is responsible for the security of the notary public's stamping device and may not allow another individual to use the device to perform a notarial act. On resignation from, or the revocation or expiration of, the notary public's commission, or on the expiration of the date set forth in the stamping […]
§39-4-19. Notification Regarding Performance of Notarial Act on Electronic Record, Selection of Technology
(a) 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 with a technology that the notary public has not selected. (b) Before a notary public performs […]