1-5-609. Certificate of notarial acts. (1) A notarial act must be evidenced by a certificate signed and dated by a notarial officer. The certificate must:
     (a) be executed contemporaneously with the performance of the notarial act;
     (b) be signed and dated by the notarial officer. If the notarial officer is a notary public, the certificate must be signed in the same manner as on file with the secretary of state.
     (c) identify the jurisdiction in which the notarial act is performed;
     (d) contain the title of the office of the notarial officer; and
     (e) if the notarial officer is a notary public, indicate the date of expiration, if any, of the notarial officer's commission.
     (2) (a) If a notarial act regarding a tangible record is performed by:
     (i) a notary public, the notary public shall affix an official stamp to or emboss on the certificate. The certificate must be part of or securely affixed to the record.
     (ii) a notarial officer other than a notary public and the certificate contains the information specified in subsections (1)(b) through (1)(d), the notarial officer may affix to or emboss an official stamp on the certificate.
     (b) If a notarial act regarding an electronic record is performed by a notarial officer and the certificate contains the information specified in subsections (1)(b) through (1)(d), the certificate and official stamp must be attached to or logically associated with the record.
     (3) A certificate of a notarial act is sufficient if the certificate meets the requirements of subsections (1) and (2) and this subsection and:
     (a) is in the short form set forth in 1-5-610;
     (b) is in a form otherwise permitted by the law of this state;
     (c) is in a form permitted by the laws applicable in the jurisdiction in which the notarial act was performed; or
     (d) sets forth the actions of the notarial officer and the actions are sufficient to meet the requirements of the notarial act as provided in 1-5-610, 1-5-616, and this section or of the laws of this state other than specified in this part.
     (4) A notarial officer may subsequently correct any information included on or omitted from a certificate executed by that notarial officer. A change or correction may not be made to the impression of a notarial seal or the notarial stamp.

     History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 192, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 161, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 391, L. 2015.