(a) The following officers have the powers of a notary public within the state:
(1) every member of the legislature, while still a resident in the district from which elected; but no fee or compensation may be received for exercising these powers. The form of the official signature in these cases is: "A.B., Representative (or Senator), ....................................... District, Minnesota, ex officio notary public. My term expires January 1, .......";
(2) the clerks or recorders of towns, and cities. The form of the official signature in these cases is: "A.B. (official title), ....... County, Minnesota, ex officio notary public. My term expires ....... (or where applicable) my term is indeterminate.";
(3) court commissioners, county recorders, and county auditors, and their several deputies, and county commissioners, all within their respective counties. The form of the official signature in these cases: "A.B. (official title), ....... County, Minnesota, ex officio notary public. My term expires ....... (or where applicable) my term is indeterminate."; and
(4) peace officers licensed under section 626.845 for the purpose of administering oaths upon information submitted to establish probable cause to any judge or judicial officer under the Rules of Criminal Procedure. The form of the official signature in these cases is "A.B., Peace Officer License Number ......., ....... County, Minnesota. My license expires June 30, .......".
(b) An officer using the powers of a notary public within the state pursuant to clauses (1) to (3) shall obtain an official stamp as specified under section 359.03, subdivisions 1, 3, and 4, with which to authenticate official acts.
(c) The county auditor and county recorder, and their deputies, and the clerk or recorder of a town or city with ex officio powers under this section may authenticate official acts related to the statutory duties of their respective offices without using the official stamp for 90 days after initially assuming the office, or until the officer acquires an official stamp, whichever is earlier.
(6973) RL s 2687; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1983 c 359 s 45; 1985 c 268 s 1; 1995 c 37 s 1; 1998 c 254 art 1 s 107; 2010 c 380 s 4
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations
Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments
Section 358.01 — Private Seals Abolished.
Section 358.028 — Legislators, Official Stamps.
Section 358.03 — Form Of Official Seals.
Section 358.04 — Temporary Seal, When Used.
Section 358.05 — Oath Of Office.
Section 358.06 — Trustees, Referees.
Section 358.07 — Forms Of Oath In Various Cases.
Section 358.08 — Affirmation In Lieu Of Oath.
Section 358.09 — By Whom And How Administered.
Section 358.10 — Officials May Administer, When.
Section 358.11 — Oaths, Where Filed.
Section 358.115 — Unsworn Foreign Declarations.
Section 358.116 — Court Documents.
Section 358.14 — Married Persons.
Section 358.15 — Ex Officio Notary Public.
Section 358.25 — Power Given For Taking Acknowledgments For Protesting Bills Of Exchange.
Section 358.50 — Effect Of Acknowledgment.
Section 358.53 — Applicability.
Section 358.54 — Authority To Perform Notarial Act.
Section 358.55 — Requirements For Certain Notarial Acts.
Section 358.56 — Personal Appearance Required.
Section 358.57 — Identification Of Individual.
Section 358.58 — Authority To Refuse To Perform Notarial Act.
Section 358.59 — Signature If Individual Unable To Sign.
Section 358.60 — Notarial Act In This State.
Section 358.61 — Notarial Act In Another State.
Section 358.62 — Notarial Act Under Authority Of Federally Recognized Tribe.
Section 358.63 — Notarial Act Under Federal Authority.
Section 358.64 — Foreign Notarial Act.
Section 358.645 — Remote Online Notary Public.
Section 358.646 — Recording Electronic Documents In Tangible Form.
Section 358.65 — Certificate Of Notarial Act.
Section 358.66 — Short Form Certificates.
Section 358.67 — Official Stamp.
Section 358.68 — Stamping Device Security.
Section 358.69 — Performance Of Notarial Act On Electronic Record.
Section 358.71 — Database Of Notaries Public.
Section 358.72 — Prohibited Acts.
Section 358.73 — Validity Of Notarial Acts.
Section 358.74 — Notary Public Commission In Effect.
Section 358.75 — Savings Clause.
Section 358.76 — Relation To Electronic Signatures In Global And National Commerce Act.