Massachusetts General Laws
Title I - Courts and Judicial Officers
Chapter 222 - Justices of the Peace, Notaries Public and Commissioners

Section 1 - Definitions - Section 1. For the purposes of this chapter, the following...

Section 1a - Appointment and Jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace and Notaries Public - Section 1A. Justices of the peace and notaries public shall...

Section 3 - Appointment of Commissioners to Administer Oaths of Office; Returns; Fees - Section 3. The governor, with the advice and consent of...

Section 4 - Appointment of Commissioners; Term - Section 4. The governor, with the advice and consent of...

Section 5 - Oath; Seal - Section 5. A person appointed commissioner in a state, territory,...

Section 6 - Powers and Duties - Section 6. A commissioner may, in his state, territory, district,...

Section 7 - Instructions to Commissioner - Section 7. The state secretary shall prepare and forward to...

Section 8 - Acknowledgment of Instrument; Printed or Typed Name; Expiration Date; Official Notarial Seal or Stamp - Section 8. (a) When taking an acknowledgment of an instrument...

Section 9 - Acting as Justice or Notary After Expiration of Commission; Penalty - Section 9. Whoever presumes to act as a justice of...

Section 10 - Destruction of Notary's Records; Penalty - Section 10. Whoever knowingly destroys, defaces or conceals the records...

Section 11 - Acknowledgments by Persons in Armed Forces or Their Dependents - Section 11. Persons serving in or with the armed forces...

Section 12 - Exemptions From Maintaining Journal of Notary Transactions - Section 12. Notwithstanding section 22 or any other general or...

Section 13 - Qualifications; Grounds for Denial of Application for Appointment - Section 13. (a) A person qualified for a notary public...

Section 14 - Term of Commission - Section 14. A person commissioned as a notary public may...

Section 15 - Notarial Acts; Forms of Acknowledgment or Certification; When Alternate Forms May Be Used - Section 15. (a) A notary public may perform the following...

Section 16 - Notarial Acts That Should Not Be Performed; Prohibited Actions by Notary Public - Section 16. (a) A notary public shall not perform a...

Section 17 - Notaries Public Not Licensed to Practice Law; Prohibition From Offering Legal Advice or Advertisement as Legal Specialist; Immigration Matters; Real Estate Closings - Section 17. (a) A notary public shall not advise clients,...

Section 18 - Violations of Chapter; Penalties; Civil Cause of Action and Remedies; Unfair or Deceptive Act or Practice - Section 18. (a) The attorney general or district attorney may...

Section 19 - Duty to Perform Notarial Act Upon Payment of Fee; Exceptions - Section 19. A notary public shall perform a notarial act...

Section 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 - Section 20. (a) A notary public shall not be authorized...

Section 21 - Advertisements for Notarial Services in Language Other Than English - Section 21. A notary public who is not an attorney...

Section 22 - Chronological Official Journal of Notarial Acts; Contents; Exceptions From Duty to Maintain; Examination; Safeguarding - Section 22. (a) Except as provided in subsection (f), a...

Section 23 - Fees Not to Be Charged for Certain Notarial Acts - Section 23. Notwithstanding section 41 of chapter 262, no fee...

Section 24 - Destruction of Notary Seals and Stamps Upon Expiration, Resignation or Revocation of Commission; Retention of Journal and Records - Section 24. If a notary public's commission expires, is resigned...

Section 25 - Change of Name or Address; Notice to State Secretary - Section 25. Within 10 days after the change of a...

Section 26 - Revocation of Commission - Section 26. A notary public's commission may be revoked for...