New Hampshire Revised Statutes 456-B:3 – Notarial Acts in This State
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I. A notarial act may be performed within this state by the following persons:
(a) A notary public of this state;
(b) A judge, marital master, clerk, deputy clerk, register of probate, or deputy register of probate of any court of this state; or
(c) A justice of the peace of this state.
II. Notarial acts performed within this state under federal authority as provided in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 456-B:5 have the same effect as if performed by a notarial officer of this state.
III. The signature, embossed official seal or the legible imprint of an electronic or rubber official stamp stating the name of the notary, and the words “notary public, New Hampshire” and the expiration date of the notary public’s commission of a person performing a notarial act or for a justice of the peace the name of the justice and the expiration date of his or her commission typed, printed, or stamped on the document are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the person holds the designated title.
IV. Any person admitted to the practice of law in this state may administer an oath or affirmation for the purpose of taking oral testimony.
(a) A notary public of this state;
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 456-B:3
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- justice: when applied to a magistrate, shall mean a justice of a municipal court, or a justice of the peace having jurisdiction over the subject-matter. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:12
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- Probate: Proving a will
- seal: shall include an impression of the official seal made upon the paper alone, as well as an impression thereof made by means of wax, or a wafer, affixed thereto. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:11
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(b) A judge, marital master, clerk, deputy clerk, register of probate, or deputy register of probate of any court of this state; or
(c) A justice of the peace of this state.
II. Notarial acts performed within this state under federal authority as provided in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 456-B:5 have the same effect as if performed by a notarial officer of this state.
III. The signature, embossed official seal or the legible imprint of an electronic or rubber official stamp stating the name of the notary, and the words “notary public, New Hampshire” and the expiration date of the notary public’s commission of a person performing a notarial act or for a justice of the peace the name of the justice and the expiration date of his or her commission typed, printed, or stamped on the document are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the person holds the designated title.
IV. Any person admitted to the practice of law in this state may administer an oath or affirmation for the purpose of taking oral testimony.