Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 5375
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 5375
- 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.
- 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.
- Notarial act: means an act, whether performed with respect to a tangible or an electronic record, that a notary public may perform under the law of this State. See
- Notarial officer: means a notary public or other individual authorized to perform a notarial act
- Notary public: means an individual commissioned to perform a notarial act by the Office. See
- Signature: means a tangible symbol or an electronic signature that evidences the signing of a record. See
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U. See
§ 5375. Notarial act under authority of federally recognized Indian tribe
(a) A notarial act performed under the authority and in the jurisdiction of a federally recognized Indian tribe has the same effect as if performed by a notary public of this State, if the act performed in the jurisdiction of the tribe is performed by:
(1) a notary public of the tribe;
(2) a judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court of the tribe; or
(3) any other individual authorized by the law of the tribe to perform the notarial act.
(b) The signature and title of an individual performing a notarial act under the authority of and in the jurisdiction of a federally recognized Indian tribe are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the individual holds the designated title.
(c) The signature and title of a notarial officer described in subdivision (a)(1) or (2) of this section conclusively establish the authority of the officer to perform the notarial act. (Added 2017, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2019.)