Chapter 03 - Notary Public
| 31.0301 Short Title. This Act may be cited as the Notary Act of 20… |
| 31.0302 Purposes. This Act shall be construed and applied to ad… |
| 31.0303 Interpretation. In this Act, unless the context otherwise req… |
| 31.0304 Prospective effect. The existing seal, length of commission term,… |
| 31.0305 Severability clause. If any provision of this Act or its applicati… |
| 31.0306 Effective date. This Act shall take effect 180 days from the… |
| 31.0307 Definitions. For purposes of this title: (a) “Acknowledgme… |
| 31.0308 Authority to adopt rules. The Secretary shall adopt administrative rule… |
| 31.0309 Qualifications. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the… |
| 31.0310 Jurisdiction and term. A person commissioned as a notary may perform… |
| 31.0311 Bond. (a) A notary commission shall not be issued u… |
| 31.0312 Commissioning documents. Upon issuing a notary commission, the Secreta… |
| 31.0313 Recommissioning. A current or former notary applying for a new… |
| 31.0314 Application materials. Every application for a notary commission sha… |
| 31.0315 Statement of personal qualifications. The application for a notary commission shall… |
| 31.0316 Course and examination. (a) Every applicant for a notary commission s… |
| 31.0317 Notarized declaration. Every applicant for a notary commission shall… |
| 31.0318 Application fee—Funds to be utilized by the Secretary. (a) Every applicant for a notary commission s… |
| 31.0319 Confidentiality. Information required by section 31.0315(7) sh… |
| 31.0320 Powers and prohibitions. (a) A notary who is a United States National… |
| 31.0321 Disqualifications. (a) A notary is disqualified from performing… |
| 31.0322 Refusal to notarize. (a) A notary shall not refuse to perform a no… |
| 31.0323 Avoidance of influence. (a) A notary shall not influence a person eit… |
| 31.0324 False certificate. (a) A notary shall not execute a certificate… |
| 31.0325 Improper documents. (a) A notary shall not notarize a signature:… |
| 31.0326 Intent to deceive. A notary shall not perform any official actio… |
| 31.0327 Testimonials. A notary shall not use the official notary ti… |
| 31.0328 Unauthorized practice of law. (a) If notarial certificate wording is not pr… |
| 31.0329 Imposition and waiver of fees. (a) For performing a notarial act, a notary m… |
| 31.0330 Fees for notarial acts. (a) The maximum fees that may be charged by a… |
| 31.0331 Payment prior to act. (a) A notary may require payment of any fees… |
| 31.0332 Fees of employee notary. (a) An employer may prohibit an employee who… |
| 31.0333 Notice of fees. Notaries who charge for their notarial servic… |
| 31.0334 Format. (a) A notary shall keep, maintain, protect, a… |
| 31.0335 Entries. (a) For every notarial act, the notary shall… |
| 31.0336 Signatures. At the time of notarization, the notary’s jou… |
| 31.0337 Inspection, copying, and disposal. (a) In the notary’s presence, any person may… |
| 31.0338 Official signature. In notarizing a paper document, a notary shal… |
| 31.0339 Official seal. (a) A notary shall keep an official seal that… |
| 31.0340 Seal image. (a) Near the notary’s official signature on t… |
| 31.0341 Obtaining and providing a seal. (a) In order to sell or manufacture notary se… |
| 31.0342 General acknowledgment. A notary shall use a certificate in substanti… |
| 31.0343 Jurat. A notary shall use a jurat certificate in sub… |
| 31.0344 Signature witnessing. A notary shall use a certificate in substanti… |
| 31.0345 Signer by mark and person unable to sign. On paper documents, certificates in sections… |
| 31.0346 Certified copy. A notary shall use a certificate in substanti… |
| 31.0347 Forms of evidence. On a notarized document sent to another state… |
| 31.0348 Certificate of authority. (a) A certificate of authority evidencing the… |
| 31.0349 Apostille. An Apostille prescribed by the Hague Conventi… |
| 31.0350 Fees. The Secretary may charge: (1) for issuing a c… |
| 31.0351 Change of address. (a) Within 10 days after the change of a nota… |
| 31.0352 Change of name. (a) Within 10 days after the change of notary… |
| 31.0353 Resignation. (a) A notary who resigns his or her commissio… |
| 31.0354 Disposition of seal and journal. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), whe… |
| 31.0355 Death of notary. If a notary dies during the term of commissio… |
| 31.0356 Liability of notary and employer. (a) A notary is liable to any person for all… |
| 31.0357 Proximate cause. Recovery of damages against a notary or emplo… |
| 31.0358 Revocation. (a) The Secretary may revoke a notary commiss… |
| 31.0359 Other remedial actions for misconduct. (a) The Secretary may deliver a written Offic… |
| 31.0360 Publications of sanctions and remedial actions. The Secretary shall regularly publish a list… |
| 31.0361 Criminal sanctions. (a) In performing a notarial act, a notary is… |
| 31.0362 Additional remedies and sanctions not precluded. The remedies and sanctions of this chapter do… |
| 31.0363 Impersonation. Any person not a notary who knowingly acts as… |
| 31.0364 Wrongful possession. Any person who knowingly obtains, conceals, d… |
| 31.0365 Improper influence. Any person who knowingly solicits, coerces, o… |
| 31.0366 Additional sanctions not precluded. History: 2008, PL 30-18. Reviser’s Comment: R… |