North Dakota § 44-06.1-14 Certificate of notarial act

North Dakota Statutes

§ 44-06.1-14 — Certificate of notarial act

North Dakota § 44-06.1-14

Title 44Offices and Officers

Ch. 44-06.1Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts

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N.D. Cent. Code § 44-06.1-14 (2026).

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1.A notarial act must be evidenced by a certificate. The certificate must:

a.Be executed contemporaneously with the performance of the notarial act;

b.Be signed and dated by the notarial officer and, if the notarial officer is a notary public, be signed in the same manner as on file with the secretary of state;

c.Identify the jurisdiction in which the notarial act is performed;

d.Contain the title of office of the notarial officer; and

e.Indicate the date of expiration, if any, of the notarial officer's commission, if the officer is a notary public.

2.If a notarial act is performed by a notary public regarding a tangible record, the notary public's official stamp must be affixed to the certificate. If a notarial act is performed by a notarial officer, other than a notary public, reg

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1. A notarial act must be evidenced by a certificate. The certificate must:
a. Be executed contemporaneously with the performance of the notarial act;
b. Be signed and dated by the notarial officer and, if the notarial officer is a notary
public, be signed in the same manner as on file with the secretary of state;
c. Identify the jurisdiction in which the notarial act is performed;
d. Contain the title of office of the notarial officer; and
e. Indicate the date of expiration, if any, of the notarial officer's commission, if the
officer is a notary public.
2. If a notarial act is performed by a notary public regarding a tangible record, the notary
public's official stamp must be affixed to the certificate. If a notarial act is performed by
a notarial officer, other than a notary public, regarding a tangible record and the
certificate contains the information specified in subdivisions b, c, and d of
subsection 1, an official stamp may be affixed to the certificate. If the notarial act is
performed by a notarial officer regarding an electronic record and the certificate
contains the information specified in subdivisions b, c, and d of subsection 1, an official
stamp may be attached to or logically associated with the certificate.
3. A certificate of a notarial act is sufficient if it meets the requirements of subsections 1
and 2 and:
a. Is in a short form set forth in section 44-06.1-19;
b. Is in a form otherwise permitted by the law of this state;
c. Is in a form permitted by the law applicable in the jurisdiction in which the notarial
act was performed; or
d. Sets forth the actions of the notarial officer and the actions are sufficient to meet
the requirements of the notarial act as provided in sections 44-06.1-04,
44-06.1-05, and 44-06.1-06 or other law.
4. By executing a certificate of a notarial act, a notarial officer certifies that the officer has
complied with the requirements and made the determinations specified in
sections 44-06.1-04, 44-06.1-05, and 44-06.1-06.
5. A notarial officer may not affix the officer's signature to, or logically associate it with, a
certificate until the notarial act has been performed.
6. If a notarial act is performed regarding a tangible record, a certificate must be part of,
or securely attached to, the record. If a notarial act is performed regarding an
electronic record, the certificate must be affixed to, or logically associated with, the
electronic record. If the secretary of state has established standards pursuant to
section 44-06.1-25 for attaching, affixing, or logically associating the certificate, the
process must conform to the standards.