MCL - Act 238 of 2003
AN ACT to provide for the qualification, appointment, and regulation of notaries; to provide for the levy, assessment, and collection of certain service charges and fees and to provide for their disposition; to create funds; to provide for liability for certain persons; to provide for the admissibility of evidence; to establish the recognition to be given in this state to acknowledgments and other notarial acts performed outside of this state; to prescribe powers and duties of state agencies and local officers; to provide for remedies and penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
History: 2003, Act 238, Eff. Apr. 1, 2004
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Am. 2018, Act 361, Eff. Mar. 12, 2019
| Document | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Section 55.261 | Section | Short title. |
| Section 55.263 | Section | Definitions; A to I. |
| Section 55.265 | Section | Definitions; J to R. |
| Section 55.267 | Section | Definitions; S to V. |
| Section 55.269 | Section | Notary public; appointment; extension of expiration date for 2020 through 2021. |
| Section 55.271 | Section | Notary public; qualifications. |
| Section 55.273 | Section | Filing; oath; bond; fee. |
| Section 55.275 | Section | Application; format; fee; use of LEIN or ICHAT; certificate of appointment; electronic application and payment process. |
| Section 55.277 | Section | Notary education and training fund. |
| Section 55.279 | Section | Reappointment; licensed attorney as notary public; cause for cancellation of appointment. |
| Section 55.281 | Section | Corrected notary public commission. |
| Section 55.283 | Section | Obtaining and reading state statutes. |
| Section 55.285 | Section | Performance of notarial acts; scope; verification. |
| Section 55.285a | Section | Notarial acts performed in another state; in federally recognized Indian tribe; under federal law; in foreign country; applicability; definition of "foreign country". |
| Section 55.286 | Section | Electronic notarization systems; notification required. |
| Section 55.286a | Section | Approval of electronic notarization systems; minimum requirements; certification by government-sponsored enterprise. |
| Section 55.286b | Section | Remote electronic notarization platforms; requirements; approval; review standards; recording limitations; journal; requirements; custodian. |
| Section 55.286c | Section | Use of 2-way real-time audiovisual technology; requirements; signing in counterparts; applicability of section; presumed compliance. |
| Section 55.286d | Section | Use of electronic records and signatures; use of 2-way real-time audiovisual technology; applicability of section. |
| Section 55.287 | Section | Signature of notary public; statements; stamp, seal, or electronic process; effect of illegible statement. |
| Section 55.289 | Section | Repealed. 2006, Act 155, Imd. Eff. May 26, 2006. |
| Section 55.291 | Section | Notary public; prohibited conduct. |
| Section 55.293 | Section | Person with physical limitations; signature by notary public. |
| Section 55.295 | Section | Request by secretary of state; failure to respond. |
| Section 55.297 | Section | Misconduct; civil liability; conditions. |
| Section 55.299 | Section | Violations of notary public laws. |
| Section 55.300 | Section | Investigation by secretary of state; complaint. |
| Section 55.300a | Section | Penalties; evidence; notice and hearing; revocation of commission; fine. |
| Section 55.301 | Section | Automatic revocation; violation as felony; notification of conviction. |
| Section 55.303 | Section | Reapplication after revocation; unpaid fine. |
| Section 55.305 | Section | Injunction or restraining order. |
| Section 55.307 | Section | Presumption. |
| Section 55.309 | Section | Violation as misdemeanor or felony; jurisdiction; penalties and remedies as cumulative. |
| Section 55.311 | Section | Notary fees fund. |
| Section 55.313 | Section | Maintenance of records. |
| Section 55.314 | Section | Application of act. |
| Section 55.315 | Section | Rules. |