Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.
42.45.240 - Validity of notarial acts.

RCW 42.45.240
Validity of notarial acts.

Except as otherwise provided in RCW 42.45.020(2), the failure of a notarial officer to perform a duty or meet a requirement specified in this chapter does not invalidate a notarial act performed by the notarial officer. The validity of a notarial act under this chapter does not prevent an aggrieved person from seeking to invalidate the record or transaction that is the subject of the notarial act or from seeking other remedies based on law of this state other than this chapter or law of the United States. This section does not validate a purported notarial act performed by an individual who does not have the authority to perform notarial acts. Nothing in chapter 281, Laws of 2017 gives the director authority to invalidate a notarial act.

[ 2017 c 281 § 26.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 42 - Public Officers and Agencies

Chapter 42.45 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.

42.45.010 - Definitions.

42.45.020 - Authority to perform notarial act.

42.45.030 - Certain notarial acts—Requirements.

42.45.040 - Personal appearance.

42.45.050 - Identification of individual.

42.45.060 - Refusal to perform notarial act.

42.45.070 - Individual unable to sign—Signature.

42.45.080 - Notarial act in this state.

42.45.090 - Notarial act in another state—Effect in this state.

42.45.100 - Notarial act under authority of federally recognized Indian tribe.

42.45.110 - Notarial act under federal authority.

42.45.120 - Foreign notarial act.

42.45.130 - Certificate of notarial act.

42.45.140 - Short form certificates.

42.45.150 - Official stamp.

42.45.160 - Stamping device—Security.

42.45.170 - Fees.

42.45.180 - Journal.

42.45.190 - Notarial acts on electronic records—Technology—Notification—Standards.

42.45.200 - Commission—Qualifications—Oath—Surety bond—Commission term—Electronic records notary public.

42.45.210 - Grounds to deny, refuse to renew, revoke, suspend, or condition commission of notary public.

42.45.220 - Database of notaries public.

42.45.230 - Prohibited acts.

42.45.240 - Validity of notarial acts.

42.45.250 - Rules.

42.45.260 - Commissions in effect July 1, 2018—Continuation.

42.45.270 - Uniform regulation of business and professions act—Application.

42.45.280 - Electronic records notary public.

42.45.900 - Short title.

42.45.901 - Application.

42.45.902 - Savings.

42.45.903 - Application—Construction.

42.45.904 - Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.

42.45.905 - Effective date—2017 c 281.