46-1-14. Sunsetting provisions for entries in journal -- Required information.

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Effective 5/6/2026

(1)This section applies only to a notary described in Subsection 46-1-13(1) .

(2)A notary may, for each notarial act the notary performs, and a remote notary shall, for each notarial act the remote notary performs remotely, record the following information in the journal described in Section 46-1-13 at the time of notarization:

(a)the date and time of day of the notarial act;

(b)the type of notarial act;

(c)the type title, or a description of the document, electronic record, or proceeding that is the subject of the notarial act;

(d)the signature and printed name and address of each individual for whom a notarial act is performed;

(e)the evidence of identity of each individual for whom a notarial act is performed, in the form of:

(i)a statement that the person is personally known to the notary;

(ii)a description of the identification document and the identification document's issuing agency, serial or identification number, and date of issuance or expiration;

(iii)the signature and printed name and address of a credible individual swearing or affirming to the person's identity; or

(iv)if used for a remote notarization, a description of the secondary authentication of identity used for the remote notarization; and

(f)the fee, if any, the notary charged for the notarial act.

(3)A notary may record in the journal a description of the circumstances under which the notary refused to perform or complete a notarial act.

(4)A remote notary shall include, for each electronic notarization recorded in the electronic journal, a copy of the electronic recording of the remote notarization.

Amended by Chapter 56 , 2026 General Session