Utah § 46-1-7 Disqualifications.

Utah Statutes

§ 46-1-7 — Disqualifications.

Utah § 46-1-7

Title 46Notarization and Authentication of Documents, Electronic Signatures, and Legal Material

Ch. 46-1Notaries Public Reform Act

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Utah Code Ann. § 46-1-7 (2026).

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A notary may not perform a notarial act if the notary:

(1)is a signer of the document that is to be notarized, except for:

(1)(a) a self-proved will as provided in Section 75-2-504; or

(1)(b) a self-proved electronic will as provided in Section 75-2-1408;

(2)is named in the document that is to be notarized except for:

(2)(a) a self-proved will as provided in Section 75-2-504;

(2)(b) a self-proved electronic will as provided in Section 75-2-1408;

(2)(c) a licensed attorney that is listed in the document only as representing a signer or another person named in the document; or

(2)(d) a licensed escrow agent, as defined in Section 31A-1-301, that:

(2)(d)(i) acts as the title insurance producer in signing closing documents; and

(2)(d)(ii) is not named individually in the closing documents

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A notary may not perform a notarial act if the notary:
(1) is a signer of the document that is to be notarized, except for:

(1)(a) a self-proved will as provided in Section 75-2-504; or
(1)(b) a self-proved electronic will as provided in Section 75-2-1408;
(2) is named in the document that is to be notarized except for:

(2)(a) a self-proved will as provided in Section 75-2-504;
(2)(b) a self-proved electronic will as provided in Section 75-2-1408;
(2)(c) a licensed attorney that is listed in the document only as representing a signer or another person named in the document; or
(2)(d) a licensed escrow agent, as defined in Section 31A-1-301, that:
(2)(d)(i) acts as the title insurance producer in signing closing documents; and
(2)(d)(ii) is not named individually in the closing documents as a grantor, grantee, mortgagor, mortgagee, trustor, trustee, vendor, vendee, lessor, lessee, buyer, or seller;
(3) will receive direct compensation from a transaction connected with a financial transaction in which the notary is named individually as a principal; or
(4) will receive direct compensation from a real property transaction in which the notary is named individually as a grantor, grantee, mortgagor, mortgagee, trustor, trustee, beneficiary, vendor, vendee, lessor, lessee, buyer, or seller.