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Title 45. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Chapter 17. NOTARIES PUBLIC

31 sections · 45-17-1 to 45-17-34

Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

  1. 45-17-1Definitions.
  2. 45-17-1.1Power to appoint notaries public.
  3. 45-17-2Qualifications of notaries.
  4. 45-17-2.1Application to be a notary; endorsements and declarations.
  5. 45-17-2.2Application information to be matter of public record.
  6. 45-17-2.3Grant or denial of commission or recommission; grounds; unauthorized practice of law.
  7. 45-17-3Oath of office.
  8. 45-17-4Fees; Secretary of State to keep record of notaries appointed; reappointment.
  9. 45-17-5Term of office; revocation; renewal of commission; issuance of certificates of appointment; record of appointments; misrepresentation as notary.
  10. 45-17-6Seal of office.
  11. 45-17-7Commissioning of nonresidents as notaries; powers and duties.
  12. 45-17-8Powers and duties generally.
  13. 45-17-8.1Signature and date of notarial act.
  14. 45-17-8.2Misrepresentation prohibited; required notice; posting of schedule of fees; penalties.
  15. 45-17-9Where notarial acts may be exercised.
  16. 45-17-10Notary’s authority in relation to attachment, garnishment, or dispossessory action.
  17. 45-17-11Fees of notaries.
  18. 45-17-12Authority of notaries who are stockholders, directors, officers, or employees of banks or other corporations to witness execution of written instruments.
  19. 45-17-13Change of residence, address, or name.
  20. 45-17-14Notice of loss or theft of notarial seal.
  21. 45-17-15Revocation of commission; denial of reappointment.
  22. 45-17-16Revocation of commission; return of papers; destruction of seal.
  23. 45-17-17Resignation of commission; return of papers; destruction of seal.
  24. 45-17-18Destruction of seal upon expiration or denial of renewal of commission.
  25. 45-17-19Authenticity of official signature and term of office; fees; apostille.
  26. 45-17-20Penalty; prosecution of violations of article.

Article 2. OFFICERS OF ARMED FORCES AS EX OFFICIO NOTARIES

  1. 45-17-30Commissioned officers of armed services constituted as ex officio notaries; authority generally; effect of acts generally; no seal required.
  2. 45-17-31Persons authorized to have notarial acts performed by commissioned officers.
  3. 45-17-32Validity and effect of notarial acts.
  4. 45-17-33Sufficiency of certification generally; effect of failure to state place of execution or acknowledgment.
  5. 45-17-34Signature, rank, and branch of officer as proof of authority; action by officer as prima-facie evidence.