§ 42-30.1-1 Title
§ 42-30.1-2 Definitions
§ 42-30.1-3 Authority to perform notarial act
§ 42-30.1-4 Requirements for certain notarial acts
§ 42-30.1-5 Personal appearance required
§ 42-30.1-6 Identification of individual
§ 42-30.1-7 Authority to refuse to perform notarial act
§ 42-30.1-8 Signature if individual unable to sign
§ 42-30.1-9 Notarial act in this state
§ 42-30.1-10 Notarial act in another state
§ 42-30.1-11 Notarial act under federal authority
§ 42-30.1-12 Foreign notarial act
§ 42-30.1-12.1 Notarial act performed for remotely located individual
§ 42-30.1-12.2 Certificate of notarial act for a remotely located individual
§ 42-30.1-13 Official stamp
§ 42-30.1-14 Notification regarding performance of notarial act on electronic record – Selection of technology
§ 42-30.1-15 Commission as notary public – Qualifications – No immunity or benefit
§ 42-30.1-16 Grounds to deny, refuse to renew, revoke, suspend, or condition commission of notary public
§ 42-30.1-17 Database of notaries public
§ 42-30.1-18 Prohibited acts
§ 42-30.1-19 Validity of notarial acts
§ 42-30.1-20 Fees for authentication of a notary public signature
§ 42-30.1-20.1 Fees to perform notarial acts
§ 42-30.1-21 Notary public – Fraud or deceit in office
§ 42-30.1-22 Notary public commission effect
§ 42-30.1-23 Savings clause
§ 42-30.1-24 Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 42-30.1 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts

  • Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • 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.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • oath: includes affirmation; the word "sworn" includes affirmed; and the word "engaged" includes either sworn or affirmed. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-11
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • town council: include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8