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Chapter 53.—NOTARIES PUBLIC AND COMMISSIONERS
Article 1.—NOTARIES PUBLIC (Not in active use)
53-101
Repealed.
53-102
Repealed.
53-103
Repealed.
53-104
Repealed.
53-105
Repealed.
53-105a
Repealed.
53-106
Repealed.
53-107
Repealed.
53-108
Repealed.
53-109
Repealed.
53-110
Repealed.
53-111
Repealed.
53-112
Repealed.
53-113
Repealed.
53-114
Repealed.
53-115
Repealed.
53-116
Repealed.
53-117
Repealed.
53-118
Repealed.
53-119
Repealed.
53-120
Repealed.
53-121
Repealed.
Article 2.—COMMISSIONERS TO TAKE DEPOSITIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (Not in active use)
53-201
Repealed.
53-202
Repealed.
53-203
Repealed.
Article 3.—UNIFORM RECOGNITION OF ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ACT (Not in active use)
53-301 through 53-309
Repealed.
Article 4.—FOREIGN PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
53-401
Accession to Hague convention; procedure for certification of document.
Article 5.—NOTARIAL ACTS
53-501
Repealed.
53-502
Repealed.
53-503
Repealed.
53-504
Repealed.
53-505
Repealed.
53-506
Repealed.
53-507
Repealed.
53-508
Repealed.
53-509
Repealed.
53-510
Repealed.
53-511
Repealed.
53-512
Notarial acts; suspension of appearance requirements; validity.
Article 5a.—REVISED UNIFORM LAW ON NOTARIAL ACTS
53-5a01
Citation of act.
53-5a02
Definitions.
53-5a03
Applicability of act.
53-5a04
Authority to perform notarial acts.
53-5a05
Requirements for certain notarial acts.
53-5a06
Personal appearance required.
53-5a07
Identification of individual.
53-5a08
Authority to refuse to perform notarial act.
53-5a09
Signature if individual unable to sign.
53-5a10
Notarial act in this state.
53-5a11
Notarial act in another state.
53-5a12
Notarial act under authority of federally recognized Indian tribe.
53-5a13
Notarial act under federal authority.
53-5a14
Foreign notarial act.
53-5a15
Notarial act performed for remotely located individual.
53-5a16
Certificate of notarial act.
53-5a17
Short-form certificates.
53-5a18
Official stamp.
53-5a19
Stamping device.
53-5a20
Journal.
53-5a21
Notification regarding performance of notarial act on electronic record; selection of technology; acceptance of tangible copy of electronic record.
53-5a22
Commission as notary public; qualifications; no immunity or benefit.
53-5a23
Examination of notary public.
53-5a24
Grounds to deny, refuse to renew, revoke, suspend or impose a condition on a commission of notary public.
53-5a25
Prohibited acts.
53-5a26
Validity of notarial acts.
53-5a27
Rules and regulations.
53-5a28
Notary public commission in effect.
53-5a29
Savings clause.
53-5a30
Uniformity of application and construction.
53-5a31
Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.
Article 6.—UNSWORN DECLARATIONS
53-601
Unsworn declarations; written declaration sufficient, form; exceptions; relationship to notarial acts.
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