Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 55 - Notaries Public

Repealed - E.R.O. No. 1970-1 - Executive Reorganization Order (55.101 - 55.101) - Compiler's Notes: The revoked section pertained to notaries public.

Repealed - E.R.O. No. 1976-2 - Executive Reorganization Order (55.102 - 55.102) - Compiler's Notes: The revoked section pertained to notaries public.

R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (55.107 - 55.117)

R-S-1846-55-107-14 - Chapter 14 Chapter 14. of County Officers. (55.107...55.117)

R-S-1846-55-107-14-NOTARIES-PUBLIC. - Notaries Public. (55.107...55.117)

Section 55.107-55.117 - Repealed. 2003, Act 238, Eff. Apr. 1, 2004. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to appointment, qualifications, and...

Act 238 of 2003 - Michigan Law on Notarial Acts (55.261 - 55.315)

Section 55.261 - Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...

Section 55.263 - Definitions; a to I. - Sec. 3. As used in this act: (a) "Acknowledgment" means...

Section 55.265 - Definitions; J to R. - Sec. 5. As used in this act: (a) "Jurat" means...

Section 55.267 - Definitions; S to V. - Sec. 7. As used in this act: (a) "Secretary" means...

Section 55.269 - Notary Public; Appointment; Extension of Expiration Date for 2020 Through 2021. - Sec. 9. (1) The secretary may appoint as a notary...

Section 55.271 - Notary Public; Qualifications. - Sec. 11. (1) The secretary may appoint as a notary...

Section 55.273 - Filing; Oath; Bond; Fee. - Sec. 13. (1) Within 90 days before filing an application...

Section 55.275 - Application; Format; Fee; Use of Lein or Ichat; Certificate of Appointment; Electronic Application and Payment Process. - Sec. 15. (1) An individual shall apply to the secretary...

Section 55.277 - Notary Education and Training Fund. - Sec. 17. (1) The notary education and training fund is...

Section 55.279 - Reappointment; Licensed Attorney as Notary Public; Cause for Cancellation of Appointment. - Sec. 19. (1) The secretary shall not automatically reappoint a...

Section 55.281 - Corrected Notary Public Commission. - Sec. 21. (1) A notary public shall immediately apply to...

Section 55.283 - Obtaining and Reading State Statutes. - Sec. 23. Before a notary public performs any notarial act,...

Section 55.285 - Performance of Notarial Acts; Scope; Verification. - Sec. 25. (1) A notary public may perform notarial acts...

Section 55.285a - Notarial Acts Performed in Another State; in Federally Recognized Indian Tribe; Under Federal Law; in Foreign Country; Applicability; Definition of "Foreign Country". - Sec. 25a. (1) All of the following apply with regard...

Section 55.286 - Electronic Notarization Systems; Notification Required. - Sec. 26. (1) Except as otherwise provided in section 26c,...

Section 55.286a - Approval of Electronic Notarization Systems; Minimum Requirements; Certification by Government-Sponsored Enterprise. - Sec. 26a. (1) By March 30, 2019, the secretary and...

Section 55.286b - Remote Electronic Notarization Platforms; Requirements; Approval; Review Standards; Recording Limitations; Journal; Requirements; Custodian. - Sec. 26b. (1) By March 30, 2019, the secretary and...

Section 55.286c - Use of 2-Way Real-Time Audiovisual Technology; Requirements; Signing in Counterparts; Applicability of Section; Presumed Compliance. - Sec. 26c. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act,...

Section 55.286d - Use of Electronic Records and Signatures; Use of 2-Way Real-Time Audiovisual Technology; Applicability of Section. - Sec. 26d. (1) Beginning April 30, 2020, it is the...

Section 55.287 - Signature of Notary Public; Statements; Stamp, Seal, or Electronic Process; Effect of Illegible Statement. - Sec. 27. (1) A notary public shall place his or...

Section 55.289 - Repealed. 2006, Act 155, Imd. Eff. May 26, 2006. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to use of notary...

Section 55.291 - Notary Public; Prohibited Conduct. - Sec. 31. (1) A notary public shall not certify or...

Section 55.293 - Person With Physical Limitations; Signature by Notary Public. - Sec. 33. A notary public may sign the name of...

Section 55.295 - Request by Secretary of State; Failure to Respond. - Sec. 35. (1) Upon receiving a written or electronic request...

Section 55.297 - Misconduct; Civil Liability; Conditions. - Sec. 37. (1) For the official misconduct of a notary...

Section 55.299 - Violations of Notary Public Laws. - Sec. 39. The secretary may investigate, or cause to be...

Section 55.300 - Investigation by Secretary of State; Complaint. - Sec. 40. (1) The secretary may, on his or her...

Section 55.300a - Penalties; Evidence; Notice and Hearing; Revocation of Commission; Fine. - Sec. 40a. (1) An applicant for an appointment or a...

Section 55.301 - Automatic Revocation; Violation as Felony; Notification of Conviction. - Sec. 41. (1) If an individual commissioned as a notary...

Section 55.303 - Reapplication After Revocation; Unpaid Fine. - Sec. 43. (1) Cancellation of a commission is without prejudice...

Section 55.305 - Injunction or Restraining Order. - Sec. 45. (1) Whenever it appears to the secretary that...

Section 55.307 - Presumption. - Sec. 47. (1) Subject to subsection (2) and in the...

Section 55.309 - Violation as Misdemeanor or Felony; Jurisdiction; Penalties and Remedies as Cumulative. - Sec. 49. (1) Except as otherwise provided for in section...

Section 55.311 - Notary Fees Fund. - Sec. 51. (1) The notary fees fund is created in...

Section 55.313 - Maintenance of Records. - Sec. 53. A person, or the personal representative of a...

Section 55.314 - Application of Act. - Sec. 54. This act modifies, limits, and supersedes the electronic...

Section 55.315 - Rules. - Sec. 55. The secretary may promulgate rules pursuant to the...