Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Act
Delaware · State Government · §§ 29-4315 to 29-4342 · 29 sections
Overview
This act governs notarial acts and the commissioning of the notaries public who perform them. It identifies whose notarizations are recognized — acts performed within the state as well as those taken in other states, under the authority of a federally recognized Indian tribe, under federal authority, or in a foreign jurisdiction — and prescribes the mechanics of a valid act: personal appearance, identification of the individual, the certificate and short-form certificates, the official stamp and stamping device, and the notary's authority to refuse to act. It also sets qualifications and grounds to deny, suspend, or revoke a commission, authorizes notarization of electronic records and of acts for remotely located individuals, and backs the scheme with maximum fees, prohibited acts, notary and employer liability, criminal penalties, and administrative complaint and investigation procedures.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
Sections covered
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4315Short title
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4316Definitions
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4317Authority to perform notarial act
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4318Requirements for certain notarial acts
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4319Personal appearance required
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4320Notarial act performed for remotely located individual
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4321Identification of individual
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4322Authority to refuse to perform notarial act
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4322ASignature if individual unable to sign
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4323Notarial act in this State
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4324Notarial act in another state
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4325Notarial act under authority of federally recognized Indian tribe
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4326Notarial act under federal authority
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4327Foreign notarial act
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4328Certificate of notarial act
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4329Short form certificates
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4330Official stamp of a notary public
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4331Stamping device of a notary public
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4332Journal of a notary public
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4333Notification regarding performance of notarial act on electronic record; selection of technology; acceptance of tangible copy of electronic record
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4334Grounds to deny, refuse to renew, revoke, suspend, or impose a condition on a commission of notary public
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4335Database of notaries public
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4336Prohibited acts of a notary public
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4337Validity of notarial acts
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4338Regulatory authority
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4339Notary public commission in effect
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4340Applicability; savings clause
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4341Uniformity of application and construction
- Del. Code tit. 29, § 4342Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
Enacted in other states
Maryland, Maine, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, West Virginia, Wyoming
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