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53-5a04. Authority to perform notarial acts. (a) A notarial officer may perform the following notarial acts:

(1) Taking an acknowledgment;

(2) administering an oath or affirmation;

(3) taking a verification upon oath or affirmation;

(4) witnessing or attesting a signature;

(5) certifying or attesting a copy;

(6) noting a protest of a negotiable instrument; and

(7) performing a notarial act authorized by the law of this state.

(b) A notarial officer may certify that a tangible copy of an electronic record is an accurate copy of the electronic record.

(c) This section shall take effect on and after January 1, 2022.

History: L. 2021, ch. 64, § 4; July 1.