Rhode Island § 42-30.1-5 § 42-30.1-5. Personal appearance required.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 42-30.1-5 — § 42-30.1-5. Personal appearance required.

Rhode Island § 42-30.1-5

Title 42State Affairs and Government

Ch. 42-30.1Uniform Law on Notarial Acts

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-30.1-5 (2026).

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§ 42-30.1-5. Personal appearance required.
If a notarial act relates to a statement made in, or a signature executed upon, a
            record, the individual making the statement or executing the signature shall appear
            personally before the notarial officer. For purposes of this section, personal appearance
            means that the principal and the notary public communicate by communication technology
            at the time of the notarization; or that the principal and notary public are physically
            close enough to communicate with each other at the time of notarization.
         

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§ 42-30.1-5. Personal appearance required.

If a notarial act relates to a statement made in, or a signature executed upon, a record, the individual making the statement or executing the signature shall appear personally before the notarial officer. For purposes of this section, personal appearance means that the principal and the notary public communicate by communication technology at the time of the notarization; or that the principal and notary public are physically close enough to communicate with each other at the time of notarization.