Sec. 6509. Standard of care; special notarial commissions
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Nothing in this title may be construed to prevent a State, or a notarial regulatory official of a State, from— adopting a requirement in this title as a duty or standard of care under the laws of that State or sanctioning a notary public for breach of such a duty or standard of care; establishing requirements and qualifications for, or denying, refusing to renew, revoking, suspending, or imposing a condition on, a commission or appointment as a notary public; creating or designating a class or type of commission or appointment, or requiring an endorsement or other authorization to be received by a notary public, as a condition on the authority to perform notarizations with respect to electronic records or for remotely located individuals; or prohibiting a notary public from performing a notarization under section 6102 or 6103 as a sanction for a breach of duty or standard of care or for official misconduct.
A notary public may not perform a notarization under section 6102 or 6103 if— the notary public’s State has enacted a law that creates or designates a class or type of commission or appointment, or requires an endorsement or other authorization to be received by a notary public, as a condition on the authority to perform notarizations with respect to electronic records or for remotely located individuals; and the commission or appointment of the notary public is not of the class or type or the notary public has not received the endorsement or other authorization; or the notarial regulatory official of the notary public’s State has prohibited the notary public from performing the notarization as a sanction for a breach of duty or standard of care or for official misconduct.