§ 5377. Evidence of authenticity of notarial act performed in this State
(a) The authenticity of the official notarial stamp and signature of a notary public may be evidenced by either:
(1) A certificate of authority from the Secretary of State authenticated as necessary.
(2) An apostille from the Secretary of State in the form prescribed by the Hague convention of October 5, 1961 abolishing the requirement of legalization of foreign public documents.
(b) An apostille as specified by the Hague convention shall be attached to any document that requires authentication and that is sent to a nation that has signed and ratified this convention. (Added 2017, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2019.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 26 - Professions and Occupations
§ 5302. Uniformity of application and construction
§ 5303. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
§ 5321. Secretary of State’s Office duties
§ 5341. Commission as notary public; qualifications; no immunity or benefit
§ 5342. Grounds to deny, refuse to renew, revoke, suspend, or condition commission of notary public
§ 5343. Renewals; continuing education
§ 5344. Database of notaries public
§ 5345. Prohibitions; offenses
§ 5361. Notarial acts in this State; authority to perform
§ 5362. Authorized notarial acts
§ 5363. Requirements for certain notarial acts
§ 5364. Personal appearance required
§ 5365. Identification of individual
§ 5366. Signature if individual unable to sign
§ 5367. Certificate of notarial act
§ 5368. Short-form certificates
§ 5372. Authority to refuse to perform notarial act
§ 5373. Validity of notarial acts
§ 5374. Notarial act in another state
§ 5375. Notarial act under authority of federally recognized Indian tribe
§ 5376. Notarial act under federal authority
§ 5377. Evidence of authenticity of notarial act performed in this State
§ 5379. Notarial act performed for remotely located individual
§ 5380. Computer technology and identity proofing providers; minimum standards