Massachusetts Chapter 222 — Justices of the Peace, Notaries Public and Commissioners
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 1— Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 1A— Appointment and jurisdiction of justices of the peace and notaries public
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 2— Repealed, 1923, 164, Sec. 7
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 3— Appointment of commissioners to administer oaths of office; returns; fees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 4— Appointment of commissioners; term
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 5— Oath; seal
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 6— Powers and duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 7— Instructions to commissioner
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 8— Acknowledgment of instrument; printed or typed name; expiration date; official notarial seal or stamp
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 8A— Repealed, 2016, 289, Sec. 4
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 9— Acting as justice or notary after expiration of commission; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 10— Destruction of notary's records; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 11— Acknowledgments by persons in armed forces or their dependents
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 12— Exemptions from maintaining journal of notary transactions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 13— Qualifications; grounds for denial of application for appointment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 14— Term of commission
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 15— Notarial acts; forms of acknowledgment or certification; when alternate forms may be used
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 16— Notarial acts that should not be performed; prohibited actions by notary public
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 17— Notaries public not licensed to practice law; prohibition from offering legal advice or advertisement as legal specialist; immigration matters; real estate closings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 18— Violations of chapter; penalties; civil cause of action and remedies; unfair or deceptive act or practice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 19— Duty to perform notarial act upon payment of fee; exceptions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 20— Lawfulness, accuracy or truthfulness of document or transition involving notarial act; effect of documents not containing acknowledgement or certification; rules of land court relating to filing of documents
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 21— Advertisements for notarial services in language other than English
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 22— Chronological official journal of notarial acts; contents; exceptions from duty to maintain; examination; safeguarding
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 23— Fees not to be charged for certain notarial acts
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 24— Destruction of notary seals and stamps upon expiration, resignation or revocation of commission; retention of journal and records
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 25— Change of name or address; notice to state secretary
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 26— Revocation of commission
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 27— Tamper-evident technologies to perform notarial acts; recording of documents
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 28— Communication technology for remotely-located principal in a notarial act; limitations and requirements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 29— Use of personal information obtained under Sec. 28