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Chapter 01 - Notaries Public
Section 18-1-1 - Appointment by secretary of state--Term of office--Application procedure--Authority. - 18-1-1. Appointment by secretary of state--Term of office--Application procedure--Authority. The...
Section 18-1-1.1 - Definitions. - 18-1-1.1. Definitions. Terms in this chapter mean: (1)"Acknowledgment," a declaration...
Section 18-1-2 - Oath and bond of notary. - 18-1-2. Oath and bond of notary. Each notary public, before...
Section 18-1-3 - Seal, oath, and bond filed with secretary of state. - 18-1-3. Seal, oath, and bond filed with secretary of state....
Section 18-1-3.1 - Requirements of seal--Commission expiration date required below seal. - 18-1-3.1. Requirements of seal--Commission expiration date required below seal. A...
Section 18-1-4 - Issuance of commission--Posting--Records maintained by secretary of state. - 18-1-4. Issuance of commission--Posting--Records maintained by secretary of state. The...
Section 18-1-7 - Notarial acts of interested person or agent valid if not principal party to instrument. - 18-1-7. Notarial acts of interested person or agent valid if...
Section 18-1-9 - Fee chargeable by notary. - 18-1-9. Fee chargeable by notary. A notary public may charge...
Section 18-1-10 - Faith and credit to notarial acts. - 18-1-10. Faith and credit to notarial acts. Full faith and...
Section 18-1-11 - Affixing official signature without appearance by parties as misdemeanor. - 18-1-11. Affixing official signature without appearance by parties as misdemeanor....
Section 18-1-11.1 - Notarial act--Video communication technology--Requirements. - 18-1-11.1. Notarial act--Video communication technology--Requirements. A notarial officer in this...
Section 18-1-12 - Acting after expiration of term or disqualification as misdemeanor. - 18-1-12. Acting after expiration of term or disqualification as misdemeanor....
Section 18-1-12.1 - Performing notarial act without commission as misdemeanor. - 18-1-12.1. Performing notarial act without commission as misdemeanor. A person...
Section 18-1-12.2 - Party to transaction as notary public prohibited. - 18-1-12.2. Party to transaction as notary public prohibited. It is...
Section 18-1-13 - Removal of notary from office for violation. - 18-1-13. Removal of notary from office for violation. Any notary...
Section 18-1-14 - Notice to notary of revocation of commission. - 18-1-14. Notice to notary of revocation of commission. Should the...
Chapter 03 - Administration Of Oaths
Section 18-3-1 - Officers authorized to administer oaths. - 18-3-1. Officers authorized to administer oaths. The following officers may...
Section 18-3-2 - Affidavits by persons in military service--Oath administered by commissioned officer. - 18-3-2. Affidavits by persons in military service--Oath administered by commissioned...
Section 18-3-3 - Form of jurat for affidavit by person in military service. - 18-3-3. Form of jurat for affidavit by person in military...
Section 18-3-4 - Persons entitled to use military service provisions. - 18-3-4. Persons entitled to use military service provisions. Persons in...
Section 18-3-5 - Affirmation in lieu of oath. - 18-3-5. Affirmation in lieu of oath. Persons conscientiously opposed to...
Section 18-3-6 - Fee not charged for administration of oath by public officer. - 18-3-6. Fee not charged for administration of oath by public...
Chapter 04 - Acknowledgment And Proof Of Instruments
Section 18-4-1 - Officers authorized to take proof or acknowledgment within state. - 18-4-1. Officers authorized to take proof or acknowledgment within state....
Section 18-4-2 - Officers authorized to take proof or acknowledgment within circuit, county, or municipality. - 18-4-2. Officers authorized to take proof or acknowledgment within circuit,...
Section 18-4-3 - Indian agents authorized to take acknowledgment or proof in Indian country--Recording of certificate of appointment. - 18-4-3. Indian agents authorized to take acknowledgment or proof in...
Section 18-4-6 - Acknowledgment before commissioned officer of armed forces--Place of execution need not be shown. - 18-4-6. Acknowledgment before commissioned officer of armed forces--Place of execution...
Section 18-4-7 - Authentication of military certificate not required--Form of certificate attached. - 18-4-7. Authentication of military certificate not required--Form of certificate attached....
Section 18-4-8 - Acknowledgments taken by military officers before 1943. - 18-4-8. Acknowledgments taken by military officers before 1943. No acknowledgment...
Section 18-4-9 - Uniformity of interpretation of military provisions. - 18-4-9. Uniformity of interpretation of military provisions. Sections 18-4-6 to...
Section 18-4-10 - Identity of person making acknowledgment to be known or proved to officer. - 18-4-10. Identity of person making acknowledgment to be known or...
Section 18-4-11 - Certificate of officer taking acknowledgment to be attached. - 18-4-11. Certificate of officer taking acknowledgment to be attached. An...
Section 18-4-12 - Form of general certificate of acknowledgment. - 18-4-12. Form of general certificate of acknowledgment. The certificate of...
Section 18-4-13 - Form of certificate of corporate acknowledgment. - 18-4-13. Form of certificate of corporate acknowledgment. The certificate of...
Section 18-4-14 - Form of certificate of acknowledgment by attorney. - 18-4-14. Form of certificate of acknowledgment by attorney. The certificate...
Section 18-4-15 - Form of certificate of acknowledgment by deputy sheriff. - 18-4-15. Form of certificate of acknowledgment by deputy sheriff. The...
Section 18-4-16 - Fees chargeable for acknowledgments--Violation as petty offense. - 18-4-16. Fees chargeable for acknowledgments--Violation as petty offense. Officers authorized...
Section 18-4-17 - Means of proving instrument not acknowledged. - 18-4-17. Means of proving instrument not acknowledged. Proof of the...
Section 18-4-18 - Proof of instrument by subscribing witness. - 18-4-18. Proof of instrument by subscribing witness. If proof of...
Section 18-4-19 - Circumstances permitting proof of instrument by handwriting. - 18-4-19. Circumstances permitting proof of instrument by handwriting. The execution...
Section 18-4-20 - Facts to be established for proof by handwriting. - 18-4-20. Facts to be established for proof by handwriting. The...
Section 18-4-21 - Powers of officers authorized to take proof of instruments. - 18-4-21. Powers of officers authorized to take proof of instruments....
Section 18-4-22 - Contents of certificate of officer taking proof of instrument. - 18-4-22. Contents of certificate of officer taking proof of instrument....
Section 18-4-23 - Authentication of certificates of acknowledgment or proof. - 18-4-23. Authentication of certificates of acknowledgment or proof. Officers taking...
Section 18-4-24 - Clerk's certificate to accompany proof or acknowledgment taken by magistrate. - 18-4-24. Clerk's certificate to accompany proof or acknowledgment taken by...
Section 18-4-25 - False certification of acknowledgment or proof as forgery. - 18-4-25. False certification of acknowledgment or proof as forgery. If...
Section 18-4-26 - Action in circuit court to prove instrument defectively certified--Judgment entitles instrument to record. - 18-4-26. Action in circuit court to prove instrument defectively certified--Judgment...
Section 18-4-27 - Prior instruments governed by prior law. - 18-4-27. Prior instruments governed by prior law. The legality of...
Section 18-4-28 - Validity of conveyances acknowledged or proved under prior law. - 18-4-28. Validity of conveyances acknowledged or proved under prior law....
Section 18-4-29 - Form--Certificate of acknowledgement--Video communication technology. - 18-4-29. Form--Certificate of acknowledgement--Video communication technology. The certificate of acknowledgment...
Chapter 05 - Uniform Acknowledgment Law
Section 18-5-1 - Acknowledgment permitted under chapter or other law. - 18-5-1. Acknowledgment permitted under chapter or other law. Any instrument...
Section 18-5-2 - Officers permitted to take acknowledgment within state. - 18-5-2. Officers permitted to take acknowledgment within state. The acknowledgment...
Section 18-5-3 - Officers permitted to take acknowledgment within United States. - 18-5-3. Officers permitted to take acknowledgment within United States. The...
Section 18-5-4 - Officers permitted to take acknowledgment in foreign country. - 18-5-4. Officers permitted to take acknowledgment in foreign country. The...
Section 18-5-5 - Identity of person making acknowledgment to be known or proved to officer. - 18-5-5. Identity of person making acknowledgment to be known or...
Section 18-5-6 - Acknowledgment by married person. - 18-5-6. Acknowledgment by married person. An acknowledgment of a married...
Section 18-5-7 - Officer taking acknowledgment to endorse or attach certificate. - 18-5-7. Officer taking acknowledgment to endorse or attach certificate. An...
Section 18-5-8 - Form of certificate of acknowledgment by individual. - 18-5-8. Form of certificate of acknowledgment by individual. The form...
Section 18-5-9 - Form of certificate of corporate acknowledgment. - 18-5-9. Form of certificate of corporate acknowledgment. The form for...
Section 18-5-10 - Form of certificate of acknowledgment by attorney. - 18-5-10. Form of certificate of acknowledgment by attorney. The form...
Section 18-5-11 - Form of certificate of acknowledgment by public officer or fiduciary. - 18-5-11. Form of certificate of acknowledgment by public officer or...
Section 18-5-12 - Form of certificate of acknowledgment by partner. - 18-5-12. Form of certificate of acknowledgment by partner. The form...
Section 18-5-13 - Signature of certificate by officer--Endorsement and seal--Effect of failure to endorse--Facsimile on fidelity or surety bonds. - 18-5-13. Signature of certificate by officer--Endorsement and seal--Effect of failure...
Section 18-5-14 - Authentication not required. - 18-5-14. Authentication not required. If the acknowledgment is taken within...
Section 18-5-16 - Prior acknowledgments not affected by chapter. - 18-5-16. Prior acknowledgments not affected by chapter. No acknowledgment taken...
Section 18-5-17 - Uniformity of interpretation of chapter. - 18-5-17. Uniformity of interpretation of chapter. This chapter shall be...
Section 18-5-18 - Citation of chapter. - 18-5-18. Citation of chapter. This chapter may be cited as...
Chapter 06 - Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act
Section 18-6-1 - Short title. - 18-6-1. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the...
Section 18-6-2 - Definitions. - 18-6-2. Definitions. In this chapter: (1)"Boundaries of the United States"...
Section 18-6-3 - Applicability. - 18-6-3. Applicability. This chapter applies to an unsworn declaration by...
Section 18-6-4 - Validity of unsworn declaration. - 18-6-4. Validity of unsworn declaration. (a) Except as otherwise provided...
Section 18-6-5 - Required medium. - 18-6-5. Required medium. If a law of this state requires...
Section 18-6-6 - Form of unsworn declaration. - 18-6-6. Form of unsworn declaration. An unsworn declaration under this...
Chapter 07 - Uniform Unsworn Domestic Declarations Act
Section 18-7-1 - Short title. - 18-7-1. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the...
Section 18-7-2 - Definitions. - 18-7-2. Definitions. The terms in this chapter mean: (1)"Boundaries of...
Section 18-7-3 - Applicability. - 18-7-3. Applicability. This chapter applies to an unsworn declaration by...
Section 18-7-4 - Validity of unsworn declaration. - 18-7-4. Validity of unsworn declaration. Except as otherwise provided in...
Section 18-7-5 - Required medium . - 18-7-5. Required medium. If a law of this state requires...
Section 18-7-6 - Form of unsworn declaration. - 18-7-6. Form of unsworn declaration. An unsworn declaration under this...
Section 18-7-7 - Uniformity of application and construction. - 18-7-7. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing...
Section 18-7-8 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. - 18-7-8.Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act....
Chapter 08 - Remote Witnessing Of Legal Instruments
Section 18-8-1 - Definitions. - 18-8-1. Definitions. Terms used in this chapter mean: (1)“Electronic,” relating...
Section 18-8-2 - Conscious presence is electronic presence--Wills. - 18-8-2. Conscious presence is electronic presence--Wills. A non-holographic will is...
Section 18-8-3 - Declaration for life-sustaining treatment. - 18-8-3. Declaration for life-sustaining treatment. A declaration made pursuant to...
Section 18-8-4 - Durable health care power of attorney. - 18-8-4. Durable health care power of attorney. A durable power...
Section 18-8-5 - Anatomical gift or refusal. - 18-8-5. Anatomical gift or refusal. An anatomical gift or a...
Section 18-8-6 - Cremation authorization. - 18-8-6. Cremation authorization. A pre-need cremation authorization made pursuant to...