A. If a notary public or any other officer authorized by law to make or give a certificate or other writing makes or delivers as true a certificate or writing containing statements that he knows to be false, or appends his official signature to acknowledgments or other documents when the principals executing the documents have not appeared in person before him, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months, or both.
B. A notary public shall not affix an official signature or seal on a notarial certificate that is incomplete.
C. A notary public shall not provide or send a signed or sealed notarial certificate to another person with the understanding that it will be completed or attached to a document outside of the notary public's presence.
History: Laws 2003, ch. 286, § 11.
Effective dates. — Laws 2003, ch. 286, § 28 Laws 2003, ch. 286, § 11 effective July 1, 2003.
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