46-1-7. Disqualifications.

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Effective 8/31/2020

A notary may not perform a notarial act if the notary:

(1)is a signer of the document that is to be notarized, except for:

(a)a self-proved will as provided in Section 75-2-504 ; or

(b)a self-proved electronic will as provided in Section 75-2-1408 ;

(2)is named in the document that is to be notarized except for:

(a)a self-proved will as provided in Section 75-2-504 ;

(b)a self-proved electronic will as provided in Section 75-2-1408 ;

(c)a licensed attorney that is listed in the document only as representing a signer or another person named in the document; or

(d)a licensed escrow agent, as defined in Section 31A-1-301 , that:

(i)acts as the title insurance producer in signing closing documents; and

(ii)is not named individually in the closing documents as a grantor, grantee, mortgagor, mortgagee, trustor, trustee, vendor, vendee, lessor, lessee, buyer, or seller;

(3)will receive direct compensation from a transaction connected with a financial transaction in which the notary is named individually as a principal; or

(4)will receive direct compensation from a real property transaction in which the notary is named individually as a grantor, grantee, mortgagor, mortgagee, trustor, trustee, beneficiary, vendor, vendee, lessor, lessee, buyer, or seller.

Amended by Chapter 1 , 2020 Special Session 6