Section 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 that I am a notary public duly commissioned by the state of Utah with a commission starting date of __________, a commission expiration date of_______________, and a commission number of ___________. As evidence, I attach to this statement a copy of my commission.

• (2)
  • (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), an individual may not create, obtain, or possess an electronic seal unless the individual is a remote notary.
  • (b) A person is not guilty of a violation of Subsection (2)(a) if the person is a business that creates, obtains, or possesses an electronic seal for the sole purpose of providing the electronic seal to a certified remote notary.

• (3) A person who provides, creates, obtains, or possesses an official seal in violation of this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

Amended by Chapter 192, 2019 General Session