§954. Acts of notary who is interested in corporation
(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)
(WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7/01/23)
Any notary public who is a stockholder, director, officer or employee of a bank or other corporation may take the acknowledgement of any party to any written instrument executed to or by such corporation, or may administer an oath to any other stockholder, director, officer, employee or agent of such corporation, or may protest for nonacceptance or nonpayment bills of exchange, drafts, checks, notes and other negotiable instruments that may be owned or held for collection by such bank or other corporation. It is unlawful for any notary public to take the acknowledgment of an instrument by or to a bank or other corporation of which the notary public is a stockholder, director, officer or employee when such notary is a party to such instrument, either individually or as a representative of such bank or other corporation, or to protest any negotiable instrument owned or held for collection by such bank or other corporation, when such notary is individually a party to such instrument. [RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §34 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §34 (COR).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 19: NOTARIES PUBLIC (WHOLE CHAPTER TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7/01/23)
4 §951. Seal; authority to administer oaths (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7/01/23)
4 §951-A. Commission signature (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7/01/23)
4 §952. Protests of losses; record and copies (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7/01/23)
4 §953. Demand and notice on bills and notes (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7/01/23)
4 §954. Acts of notary who is interested in corporation (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7/01/23)
4 §954-A. Conflict of interest (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7/01/23)
4 §955. Copies; evidence (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7/01/23)
4 §955-A. Removal from office (REPEALED)
4 §955-B. Maintenance of records (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7/01/23)
4 §956. Resignation or removal; deposit of records (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7/01/23)
4 §957. Injury or concealment of records (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7/01/23)
4 §958. Fees for protest and appropriation of penalties (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7/01/23)
4 §959. Grandfather clause; seal; records (REPEALED)
4 §960. Advertisement of services (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7/01/23)