§ 42-30.1-21. Notary public — Fraud or deceit in office.
A notary public who, in the exercise of the powers or in the performance of the duties of the office, shall practice any fraud or deceit, the punishment for which is not otherwise provided for by law, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 104, § 4; P.L. 2018, ch. 109, § 4.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 42 - State Affairs and Government
Chapter 42-30.1 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts
Section 42-30.1-2. - Definitions.
Section 42-30.1-3. - Authority to perform notarial act.
Section 42-30.1-4. - Requirements for certain notarial acts.
Section 42-30.1-5. - Personal appearance required.
Section 42-30.1-6. - Identification of individual.
Section 42-30.1-7. - Authority to refuse to perform notarial act.
Section 42-30.1-8. - Signature if individual unable to sign.
Section 42-30.1-9. - Notarial act in this state.
Section 42-30.1-10. - Notarial act in another state.
Section 42-30.1-11. - Notarial act under federal authority.
Section 42-30.1-12. - Foreign notarial act.
Section 42-30.1-12.1. - Notarial act performed for remotely located individual.
Section 42-30.1-12.2. - Certificate of notarial act for a remotely located individual.
Section 42-30.1-13. - Official stamp.
Section 42-30.1-15. - Commission as notary public — Qualifications — No immunity or benefit.
Section 42-30.1-17. - Database of notaries public.
Section 42-30.1-18. - Prohibited acts.
Section 42-30.1-19. - Validity of notarial acts.
Section 42-30.1-20. - Fees for authentication of a notary public signature.
Section 42-30.1-20.1. - Fees to perform notarial acts.
Section 42-30.1-21. - Notary public — Fraud or deceit in office.
Section 42-30.1-22. - Notary public commission effect.
Section 42-30.1-23. - Savings clause.
Section 42-30.1-24. - Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.