Alabama § 36-20-70.1 Performance of Notarial Acts by Licensed Professionals and Their Employees Who Are Commissioned as Notaries

Alabama Statutes

§ 36-20-70.1 — Performance of Notarial Acts by Licensed Professionals and Their Employees Who Are Commissioned as Notaries

Alabama § 36-20-70.1

Title 36Public Officers and Employees

Ch. 20Notaries Public

Art. 4Employment of Notaries Public

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Ala. Code § 36-20-70.1 (2026).

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(a)For purposes of this section, the term “professional service” means any service or occupation that may be lawfully performed only pursuant to a license issued by a state court, state regulatory licensing board, or other similar agency, and the term “professional” refers to an individual who holds the license.

(b)Notwithstanding Section 36-20-70:

(1)A professional who is commissioned as a notary public, in the normal course of providing a professional service in exchange for a fee, commission, or other payment, may perform any acknowledgment or other notarial act that is required in order to provide the professional service; and

(2)An individual who is employed by a professional and who is commissioned as a notary public may perform any acknowledgment or other notarial act that is re

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(a) For purposes of this section, the term “professional service” means any service or occupation that may be lawfully performed only pursuant to a license issued by a state court, state regulatory licensing board, or other similar agency, and the term “professional” refers to an individual who holds the license.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 36-20-70:
(1) A professional who is commissioned as a notary public, in the normal course of providing a professional service in exchange for a fee, commission, or other payment, may perform any acknowledgment or other notarial act that is required in order to provide the professional service; and
(2) An individual who is employed by a professional and who is commissioned as a notary public may perform any acknowledgment or other notarial act that is required in the normal course of providing a professional service for which the employing professional receives a fee, commission, or other payment.