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MN Stat § 358.65 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.65 — Certificate Of Notarial Act.

358.65 CERTIFICATE OF NOTARIAL ACT. Subdivision 1. Required. A notarial act must be evidenced by a certificate. The certificate must: (1) be executed contemporaneously with the performance of the notarial act; (2) be signed and dated by the notarial officer and, if the notarial officer is a notary public, be signed in the same manner as on file with the commissioning officer or agency; (3) identify the jurisdiction in which the notarial act is performed; (4) contain the title of office of the notarial officer; and (5) if the officer is a notary public, indicate the date of expiration, if any, of the officer's commission. Subd. 2. Official stamp. If a notarial act regarding a tangible record is performed by a notary public, an official stamp must be affixed to the certificate. If a notarial act is performed regarding a tangible record by a notarial officer other than a notary public and the certificate contains the information specified in subdivision 1, clauses (2), (3), and (4), an official stamp may be affixed to or embossed on the certificate. If the notarial act regarding an electronic record is performed by a notarial officer and the certificate contains the information specified in subdivision 1, clauses (2), (3), and (4), an official stamp may be attached to or logically associated with the certificate. Subd. 3. Sufficiency. A certificate of a notarial act is sufficient if it meets the requirements of subdivisions 1 and 2 and: (1) is in a short form set forth in section 358.66; (2) is in a form otherwise permitted by the law of this state; (3) is in a form permitted by the law applicable in the jurisdiction in which the notarial act was performed; or (4) sets forth the actions of the notarial officer and the actions are sufficient to meet the requirements of the notarial act as provided in sections 358.55, 358.56, and 358.57 or law of this state other than sections 358.51 to 358.76. Subd. 4. Effect. By executing a certificate of a notarial act, a notarial officer certifies that the officer has complied with the requirements and made the determinations specified in sections 358.54, 358.55, and 358.56. Subd. 5. When signature is affixed. A notarial officer may not affix the officer's signature to, or logically associate it with, a certificate until the notarial act has been performed. Subd. 6. Records. If a notarial act is performed regarding a tangible record, a certificate must be part of, or securely attached to, the record. If a notarial act is performed regarding an electronic record, the certificate must be affixed to, or logically associated with, the electronic record. If the commissioning officer or agency has established standards pursuant to section 358.73 for attaching, affixing, or logically associating the certificate, the process must conform to the standards. History:   2018 c 176 art 1 s 17
MN Stat § 358.66 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.66 — Short Form Certificates.

358.66 SHORT FORM CERTIFICATES. (a) The following short form certificates of notarial acts are sufficient for the purposes indicated, if completed with the information required by section 358.65, subdivisions 1 and 2: (1) For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity;     .   (Signature of notarial officer)   .   Title (and Rank)   My commission expires: .    (2) For an acknowledgment in a representative capacity:     .   (Signature of notarial officer)   .   Title (and Rank)   My commission expires: .    (3) For a verification upon oath or affirmation:     .   (Signature of notarial officer)   .   Title (and Rank)   My commission expires: .    (4) For witnessing or attesting a signature:     .   (Signature of notarial officer)   .   Title (and Rank)   My commission expires: .    (5) For attestation of a copy of a document:     Dated: .       .     (Signature of notarial officer)     .     Title (and Rank)     My commission expires: .    (b) For a remote notarization, use of alternate (1) or (2), as appropriate, is sufficient to satisfy the requirements of section 358.645, subdivision 7, paragraph (d): (1) For a remote notarization when the signer is located outside the United States:    (Name(s) of Individual(s))  (Name(s) of Individual(s))   in (jurisdiction and location name).   History:   2018 c 176 art 1 s 18
MN Stat § 358.67 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.67 — Official Stamp.

358.67 OFFICIAL STAMP. The official stamp of a notary public must: (1) satisfy the requirements of section 359.03; and (2) be capable of being copied together with the record to which it is affixed or attached or with which it is logically associated. History:   2018 c 176 art 1 s 19
MN Stat § 358.68 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.68 — Stamping Device Security.

358.68 STAMPING DEVICE SECURITY. A notary public is responsible for the security of the notary public's stamping device and may not allow another individual to use the device to perform a notarial act. History:   2018 c 176 art 1 s 20
MN Stat § 358.69 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.69 — Performance Of Notarial Act On Electronic Record.

358.69 PERFORMANCE OF NOTARIAL ACT ON ELECTRONIC RECORD. Subdivision 1. Selection of technology. (a) A notary public may select one or more tamper-evident technologies to perform notarial acts with respect to electronic records. A person may not require a notary public to perform a notarial act with respect to an electronic record with a technology that the notary public has not selected. (b) For purposes of this subdivision, "tamper-evident" means that any changes to an electronic document must display evidence of the change. Subd. 2. Notification. Before a notary public performs the notary public's initial notarial act with respect to an electronic record, a notary public shall satisfy the requirements of section 359.01, subdivision 5, and shall notify the commissioning officer or agency that the notary public will be performing notarial acts with respect to electronic records. History:   2018 c 176 art 1 s 21
MN Stat § 358.70 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.70 — Grounds To Deny, Refuse To Renew, Revoke, Suspend, Or Condition Commission Of Notary Public.

358.70 GROUNDS TO DENY, REFUSE TO RENEW, REVOKE, SUSPEND, OR CONDITION COMMISSION OF NOTARY PUBLIC. Subdivision 1. Generally. The commissioner of commerce has all the powers provided by section 45.027 and may proceed in the manner provided by that section in actions against a notary public for any act or omission that demonstrates an individual lacks the honesty, integrity, competence, or reliability to act as a notary public, including: (1) failure to comply with sections 358.51 to 358.76; (2) fraudulent, dishonest, or deceitful misstatement or omission in the application for a commission as a notary public submitted to the commissioning officer or agency; (3) a conviction of the applicant or notary public of any felony or a crime involving fraud, dishonesty, or deceit; (4) a finding against, or admission of liability by, the applicant or notary public in any legal proceeding or disciplinary action based on the applicant's or notary public's fraud, dishonesty, or deceit; (5) failure by the notary public to discharge any duty required of a notarial officer, whether by sections 358.51 to 358.76 or any federal or state law or regulation; (6) use of false or misleading advertising or representation by the notary public representing that the notary has a duty, right, or privilege that the notary does not have; (7) denial, refusal to renew, revocation, suspension, or conditioning of a notary public commission in another state; or (8) suspension or revocation of a license for the conduct of a profession, occupation, trade, or business of a notary public who is performing notarial acts in connection with the profession, occupation, trade, or business. For purposes of this clause, "license" means a permit, registration, certification, or other form of approval authorized by statute or rule issued by the state or a political subdivision of the state as a condition of doing business, or conducting a trade, profession, or occupation in Minnesota. Subd. 2. Removal from office. A notary may be removed from office only by the governor, the district court, or the commissioner of commerce. Subd. 3. Notice and hearing. If the commissioner of commerce denies, refuses to renew, revokes, suspends, or imposes conditions on a commission as a notary public, the applicant or notary public is entitled to timely notice and hearing in accordance with chapter 14. Subd. 4. Other remedies. The authority of the commissioner of commerce to deny, refuse to renew, suspend, revoke, or impose conditions on a commission as a notary public does not prevent a person from seeking and obtaining other criminal or civil remedies provided by law. Subd. 5. Surrender of stamp. Notwithstanding section 359.03, subdivision 1, upon removal from office by the commissioner of commerce, a notary public shall deliver the notary's official stamp to the commissioner of commerce. History:   2018 c 176 art 1 s 22
MN Stat § 358.71 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.71 — Database Of Notaries Public.

358.71 DATABASE OF NOTARIES PUBLIC. The secretary of state shall maintain an electronic database of notaries public: (1) through which a person may verify the authority of a notary public to perform notarial acts, including notarial acts pursuant to section 358.645; and (2) which indicates whether a notary public has applied to the commissioning officer or agency to perform notarial acts on electronic records or to perform notarial acts pursuant to section 358.645. History:   2018 c 176 art 1 s 23
MN Stat § 358.72 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.72 — Prohibited Acts.

358.72 PROHIBITED ACTS. Subdivision 1. Generally. A commission as a notary public does not authorize an individual to: (1) assist persons in drafting legal records, give legal advice, or otherwise practice law; (2) act as an immigration consultant or an expert on immigration matters; (3) represent a person in a judicial or administrative proceeding relating to immigration to the United States, United States citizenship, or related matters; or (4) receive compensation for performing any of the activities listed in this subdivision. Subd. 2. False or deceptive advertising. A notary public may not engage in false or deceptive advertising. Subd. 3. Terms. A notary public may not use the term "notario" or "notario publico." Subd. 4. Unauthorized practice of law. A notary public, other than an attorney licensed to practice law in this state, may not advertise that the notary public may assist persons in drafting legal records, give legal advice, or otherwise practice law. If a notary public who is not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state in any manner advertises that the notary public offers notarial services, whether orally or in a record, including broadcast media, print media, digital media, and the Internet, the notary public shall include the following statement, or an alternate statement authorized or required by the commissioning officer or agency, in the advertisement or representation, prominently and in each language used in the advertisement: "I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state. I am not allowed to draft legal records, give advice on legal matters, including immigration, or charge a fee for those activities." If the form of advertisement is not broadcast media, print media, or the Internet, and does not permit the inclusion of the statement required by this subdivision because of size, it must be prominently displayed or provided at the place of performance of the notarial act before the notarial act is performed. Subd. 5. Withholding access to, or possession of, an original record. Except as otherwise allowed by law, a notary public may not withhold access to or possession of an original record provided by a person that seeks performance of a notarial act by the notary public. History:   2018 c 176 art 1 s 24
MN Stat § 358.73 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.73 — Validity Of Notarial Acts.

358.73 VALIDITY OF NOTARIAL ACTS. Except as otherwise provided in section 358.54, subdivision 2, the failure of a notarial officer to perform a duty or meet a requirement specified in sections 358.51 to 358.76 does not invalidate a notarial act performed by the notarial officer. The validity of a notarial act under sections 358.51 to 358.76 does not prevent an aggrieved person from seeking to invalidate the record or transaction that is the subject of the notarial act or from seeking other remedies based on law of this state other than sections 358.51 to 358.76 or law of the United States. This section does not validate a purported notarial act performed by an individual who does not have the authority to perform notarial acts. History:   2018 c 176 art 1 s 25
MN Stat § 358.74 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.74 — Notary Public Commission In Effect.

358.74 NOTARY PUBLIC COMMISSION IN EFFECT. A commission as a notary public in effect on January 1, 2019, continues until its date of expiration. A notary public who applies to renew a commission as a notary public on or after January 1, 2019, is subject to and shall comply with sections 358.51 to 358.76. A notary public, in performing notarial acts after January 1, 2019, shall comply with sections 358.51 to 358.76. History:   2018 c 176 art 1 s 26
MN Stat § 358.75 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.75 — Savings Clause.

358.75 SAVINGS CLAUSE. Sections 358.51 to 358.76 do not affect the validity or effect of a notarial act performed before January 1, 2019. History:   2018 c 176 art 1 s 27
MN Stat § 358.76 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.76 — Relation To Electronic Signatures In Global And National Commerce Act.

358.76 RELATION TO ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT. Sections 358.51 to 358.76 modify, limit, and supersede the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, United States Code, title 15, section 7001, et seq., but do not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that act, United States Code, title 15, section 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103(b) of that act, United States Code, title 15, section 7003(b). History:   2018 c 176 art 1 s 28
MN Stat § 359.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 359 — Notaries Public|Section 359.02 — Term.

359.02 TERM. A notary commissioned under section 359.01 holds office until January 31 of the fifth year following the year the commission was issued, unless sooner removed by the governor or the district court, or by action of the commissioner of commerce. Six months before the expiration of the commission, a notary may renew the notary's commission for a new term to commence and to be designated in the new commission as beginning upon the day immediately following the date of the expiration. A notary whose commission expires may apply for reappointment after the expiration date. The reappointment or renewal takes effect and is valid although the appointing governor may not be in the Office of Governor on the effective day. History:  (6938) RL s 2657; 1953 c 63 s 1; 1984 c 504 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 6 s 1; 1989 c 189 s 1; 1993 c 354 s 3; 1993 c 369 s 128; 1994 c 465 art 3 s 72; 1996 c 439 art 1 s 24; 1999 c 11 art 4 s 1; 2001 c 208 s 25; 2010 c 380 s 9
MN Stat § 359.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 359 — Notaries Public|Section 359.03 — Stamp; Register.

359.03 STAMP; REGISTER. Subdivision 1. Requirement. Every notary, including an ex officio notary under section 358.15, shall obtain an official notarial stamp as specified in subdivision 3, with which to authenticate official acts. The official notarial stamp, and the notary's official journal, are the personal property of the notary and are exempt from execution. Subd. 2. Validation and legalization of certain instruments. (a) All instruments heretofore duly made and executed which have been acknowledged before a notary public as provided by law, but the seal or stamp used thereon has engraved on it "notary public," are hereby validated and legalized, and in case such instruments are recorded, the recording is hereby validated and legalized, and all such instruments are validated to the same extent as though properly sealed at the time of their acknowledgment. This subdivision shall not affect any action now pending in any of the courts of this state. (b) The official notarial stamp required by this section, whether applied to the record physically or electronically, is deemed to be a "seal" for purposes of the admission of a document in court. Subd. 3. Specifications. The official notarial stamp consists of the seal of the state of Minnesota, the name of the notary as it appears on the commission or the name of the ex officio notary, the words "Notary Public," or "Notarial Officer" in the case of an ex officio notary, and the words "My commission expires ............... (or where applicable) My term is indeterminate," with the expiration date shown on it and must be able to be reproduced in any legibly reproducible manner. The official notarial stamp shall be a rectangular form of not more than three-fourths of an inch vertically by 2-1/2 inches horizontally, with a serrated or milled edge border, and shall contain the information required by this subdivision. Subd. 4. Notarial stamp may be affixed electronically. The information required by this section may be affixed electronically and shall be logically and securely affixed or associated with the electronic record being notarized. History:  (6939) RL s 2658; 1947 c 42 s 1; 1947 c 372 s 1; 1971 c 251 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 1993 c 354 s 4,5; 2006 c 260 art 7 s 6,7; 2010 c 380 s 10-13
MN Stat § 359.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 359 — Notaries Public|Section 359.04 — Powers.

359.04 POWERS. Every notary public so appointed, commissioned, and qualified shall have power throughout this state to administer all oaths required or authorized to be administered in this state; to take and certify all depositions to be used in any of the courts of this state; to take and certify all acknowledgments of deeds, mortgages, liens, powers of attorney, and other instruments in writing or electronic records; to receive, make out, and record notarial protests; and to perform online remote notarial acts in compliance with the requirements of sections 358.645 and 358.646. History:  (6940) RL s 2659; 1947 c 372 s 2; 1993 c 354 s 6; 2006 c 260 art 7 s 8; 2018 c 176 art 2 s 8
MN Stat § 359.061 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 359 — Notaries Public|Section 359.061 — Record Of Commission.

359.061 RECORD OF COMMISSION. Subdivision 1. Resident notaries. The commission of every notary commissioned under section 359.01, together with: (1) a signature that matches the first, middle, and last name as listed on the notary's commission and shown on the notarial stamp, and (2) a sample signature in the style in which the notary will actually execute notarial acts, shall be recorded in the office of the local registrar of the notary's county of residence or in the county department to which duties relating to notaries public have been assigned under section 485.27, in a record kept for that purpose. Subd. 2. Nonresident notaries. The commission of a nonresident notary must be recorded in the Minnesota county the notary designates pursuant to section 359.01, subdivision 2, clause (3), in the county department to which duties relating to notaries public have been assigned under section 485.27. Subd. 3. Certificate of court administrator. The court administrator, when requested, shall certify to official acts in the manner and for the fees prescribed by statute or court rule. Subd. 4. County notary certificate. The county department, to which duties relating to notaries public have been assigned under section 485.27, shall certify to official acts under this section for the fee of $5 and in the form of: State of Minnesota .......................... County "I the undersigned .........................................., in and for said county and state, do hereby certify that ..................................., whose name is subscribed to on the attached document held the office of notary public in said county and state at the date of said subscription and was authorized under the laws of this state to take acknowledgments, to administer oaths, take depositions, acknowledgments of deeds, and other written instruments, and exercise all such powers and duties authorized by the laws of Minnesota as notary public. I further certify that I have compared the subscribed signature to the signature on file in this office and believe them to be the same. Signed this date ................................. in the county of ......................................, state of Minnesota." Signature ................................................ Title ........................................................ History:  1976 c 239 s 109; 1983 c 359 s 46; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 1996 c 439 art 1 s 25; 1997 c 222 s 55; 2010 c 380 s 14; 2011 c 116 art 1 s 3,4
MN Stat § 359.062 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 359 — Notaries Public|Section 359.062 — Notice; Languages Other Than English.

359.062 NOTICE; LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH. (a) A notary public who is not an attorney who advertises the services of a notary public in a language other than English, whether by radio, television, signs, pamphlets, newspapers, or other written communication, with the exception of a single desk plaque, shall post or otherwise include with the advertisement a notice in English and the language in which the advertisement appears. This notice must be of a conspicuous size, if in writing, and must state: "I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN MINNESOTA AND MAY NOT GIVE LEGAL ADVICE OR ACCEPT FEES FOR LEGAL ADVICE." If the advertisement is by radio or television, the statement may be modified but must include substantially the same message. (b) A notary public who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:   1996 c 401 s 2