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NOTARY PUBLIC REVISIONS

             2     
2008 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Glenn A. Donnelson

             5     
Senate Sponsor: Peter C. Knudson

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      Committee Note:
             9          The Government Operations Interim Committee recommended this bill.
             10      General Description:
             11          This bill modifies the Notaries Public Reform Act by amending provisions.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    amends the definition of "satisfactory evidence of identity" to provide that personal
             15      identification H. [ issued by another nation must be a passport ] includes a passport, or other
             15a      identification issued by the United States government, any state within the United States, or a
             15b      foreign government, .H and that a driving
             16      privilege card is not satisfactory evidence of identity;
             17          .    eliminates requirements for a notary's address to appear on the notary's seal;
             18          .    provides that a notary's change of address must be given to the lieutenant governor;
             19      and
             20          .    makes technical changes.
             21      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             22          None
             23      Other Special Clauses:
             24          None
             25      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             26      AMENDS:
             27          46-1-2, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 237


             28          46-1-16, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 21
             29          46-1-20, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 136
             30     
             31      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             32          Section 1. Section 46-1-2 is amended to read:
             33           46-1-2. Definitions.
             34          As used in this chapter:
             35          (1) "Acknowledgment" means a notarial act in which a notary certifies that a signer,
             36      whose identity is personally known to the notary or proven on the basis of satisfactory
             37      evidence, has admitted, in the presence of the notary, to voluntarily signing a document
             38      [voluntarily for its] for the document's stated purpose.
             39          (2) "Commission" means:
             40          (a) to empower to perform notarial acts; and
             41          (b) the written authority to perform those acts.
             42          (3) "Copy certification" means a notarial act in which a notary certifies that a
             43      photocopy is an accurate copy of a document that is neither a public record nor publicly
             44      recorded.
             45          (4) "Electronic signature" has the same meaning as provided under Section 46-4-102 .
             46          (5) "Jurat" means a notarial act in which a notary certifies that a signer, whose identity
             47      is personally known to the notary or proven on the basis of satisfactory evidence, has made, in
             48      the notary's presence, a voluntary signature and taken an oath or affirmation vouching for the
             49      truthfulness of the signed document.
             50          (6) "Notarial act" and "notarization" mean any act that a notary is empowered to
             51      perform under this section.
             52          (7) "Notarial certificate" means the part of or attachment to a notarized document for
             53      completion by the notary and bearing the notary's signature and seal.
             54          (8) "Notary" means any person commissioned to perform notarial acts under this
             55      chapter.
             56          (9) "Oath" or "affirmation" means a notarial act in which a notary certifies that a person
             57      made a vow or affirmation in the presence of the notary on penalty of perjury.
             58          (10) "Official misconduct" means a notary's performance of any act prohibited or


             59      failure to perform any act mandated by this chapter or by any other law in connection with a
             60      notarial act.
             61          (11) "Personal knowledge of identity" means familiarity with an individual resulting
             62      from interactions with that individual over a period of time sufficient to eliminate every
             63      reasonable doubt that the individual has the identity claimed.
             64          (12) (a) "Satisfactory evidence of identity" means identification of an individual based
             65      on:
             66          [(a) a current document issued by a federal or state government]
             67          (i) valid personal identification with the individual's photograph, signature, and
             68      physical description issued by the United States government H. [ or ] , .H any state within the
             68a      United
             69      States H. , or a foreign government .H ; [or]
             70          (ii) a valid passport issued by any nation; or
             71          [(b)] (iii) the oath or affirmation of a credible person who is personally known to the
             72      notary and who personally knows the individual.
             73          (b) "Satisfactory evidence of identity" does not include:
             74          (i) a driving privilege card under Subsection 53-3-207 (9); or
             75          (ii) other document that is not considered valid for identification.
             76          Section 2. Section 46-1-16 is amended to read:
             77           46-1-16. Official signature -- Official seal -- Seal impression.
             78          (1) In completing a notarial act, a notary shall sign on the notarial certificate exactly
             79      and only the name indicated on the notary's commission.
             80          (2) (a) A notary shall keep an official notarial seal that is the exclusive property of the
             81      notary and that may not be used by any other person.
             82          (b) Upon the resignation, revocation, or expiration of a notarial commission, the seal
             83      shall be destroyed.
             84          [(b)] (c) Each notarial seal obtained by a notary on or after July 1, 2003 shall use purple
             85      ink.
             86          (3) (a) A new seal shall be obtained for any new commission or recommission.


             87          (b) A new seal shall be obtained if the notary changes the notary's name [or address] of
             88      record at any time during the notary's [four-year] commission.
             89          (c) The seal impression shall be affixed near the notary's official signature on a notarial


             90      certificate and shall include a sharp, legible, and photographically reproducible ink impression
             91      of the notarial seal that consists of:
             92          [(a)] (i) the notary public's name exactly as indicated on the notary's commission;
             93          [(b)] (ii) the words "notary public," "state of Utah," and "my commission expires on
             94      (commission expiration date)";
             95          [(c) the address of the notary's business or residence;]
             96          (iii) H. for a notary seal issued on or after July 1, 2008, .H the notary's commission
             96a      number, exactly as indicated on the notary's commission;
             97          [(d)] (iv) a facsimile of the great seal of the state; and
             98          [(e)] (v) a rectangular border no larger than one inch by two and one-half inches
             99      surrounding the required words and seal.
             100          (4) An embossed seal impression that is not photographically reproducible may be used
             101      in addition to, but not in place of, the photographically reproducible seal required in this
             102      section.
             103          (5) The notarial seal shall be affixed in a manner that does not obscure or render
             104      illegible any information or signatures contained in the document or in the notarial certificate.
             105          (6) A notary acknowledgment on an annexation, subdivision, or other [transparent]
             106      map or plat is considered complete without the imprint of the notary's official seal if:
             107          (a) the notary signs the acknowledgment in permanent ink; and
             108          (b) the following appear below or immediately adjacent to the notary's signature:
             109          (i) the notary's full name and commission number appears exactly as indicated on the
             110      notary's commission;
             111          (ii) the words "A notary public commissioned in Utah"; and
             112          (iii) the expiration date of the notary's commission.
             113          (7) A notary acknowledgment on an electronic message or document is considered
             114      complete without the imprint of the notary's seal if the following information appears
             115      electronically within the message:
             116          (a) the notary's full name and commission number appearing exactly as indicated on
             117      [their] the notary's commission; and


             118          (b) the words "notary public," "state of Utah," and "my commission expires on______
             119      (date)"[; and].
             120          [(c) the address of the notary's business or residence exactly as indicated on their


             121      commission.]
             122          Section 3. Section 46-1-20 is amended to read:
             123           46-1-20. Change of name or address -- Bond policy rider.
             124          (1) Within 30 days [after the] of a change [of] in the notary's name [or address], the
             125      notary shall provide to the lieutenant governor:
             126          (a) the notary's new name, including official documentation of the name change; and
             127          (b) a bond policy rider.
             128          (2) To obtain a bond policy rider, the notary shall:
             129          (a) notify the surety for the notary's bond;
             130          (b) obtain a bond policy rider reflecting both the old and new name of the notary [or
             131      the old and new address of the notary];
             132          (c) return a bond policy rider, the original "Certificate of Authority of Notary Public";
             133          (d) pay a $5 fee; and
             134          (e) destroy the old official seal.
             135          (3) Within 30 days of a change in the notary's address, the notary shall provide the
             136      notary's new address to the lieutenant governor.




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