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MN Stat § 358.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.06 — Trustees, Referees.

358.06 TRUSTEES, REFEREES. Unless otherwise provided by law, every executor, administrator, guardian, trustee, referee, arbitrator, viewer, assessor, appraiser, and other person appointed by or made responsible to the court in any action or proceeding, before entering upon duties as such, shall take and subscribe the following oath: "I, A.B., do swear that I will faithfully and justly perform all the duties of the office and trust which I now assume as (insert brief description of office), to the best of my ability. So help me God." History:  (6964) RL s 2678; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 358.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.08 — Affirmation In Lieu Of Oath.

358.08 AFFIRMATION IN LIEU OF OATH. If any person of whom an oath is required shall claim religious scruples against taking the same, the word "swear" and the words "so help you God" may be omitted from the foregoing forms, and the word "affirm" and the words "and this you do under the penalties of perjury" shall be substituted therefor, respectively, and such person shall be considered, for all purposes, as having been duly sworn. History:  (6966) RL s 2680; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 358.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.09 — By Whom And How Administered.

358.09 BY WHOM AND HOW ADMINISTERED. Any officer authorized by this chapter to take and certify acknowledgments may administer an oath, and, if the same be in writing, may certify the same under the officer's signature, and an official notarial stamp, in the following form: "Subscribed and sworn to before me this ............ day of ................., ....." The mode of administering an oath commonly practiced in the place where it is taken shall be followed, including, in this state, the ceremony of uplifting the hand. History:  (6967) RL s 2681; 1986 c 444; 2010 c 380 s 3
MN Stat § 358.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.10 — Officials May Administer, When.

358.10 OFFICIALS MAY ADMINISTER, WHEN. (a) All persons holding office under any law of this state, or under the charter or ordinances of any municipal corporation thereof, including judges and clerks of election, and all committee members, commissioners, trustees, referees, appraisers, assessors, and all others authorized or required by law to act or report upon any matter of fact, have the power to administer oaths they deem necessary to the proper discharge of their respective duties. (b) Any employee of the secretary of state designated by the secretary of state has the power to administer oaths to an individual who wishes to file with the secretary of state an affidavit of candidacy, nominating petition, declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate, or any other document relating to the conduct of elections. History:  (6968) RL s 2682; 1986 c 444; 1Sp2001 c 10 art 18 s 41
MN Stat § 358.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.11 — Oaths, Where Filed.

358.11 OATHS, WHERE FILED. Except as otherwise provided by law, the oath required to be taken and subscribed by any person shall be filed as follows: (1) if that of an officer of the state, whether elective or appointive, with the secretary of state; (2) if of a county officer, or an officer chosen within or for any county, with the county auditor; (3) if of a city officer, with the clerk or recorder of the municipality; (4) if of a town officer, with the town clerk; (5) if of a school district officer, with the clerk of the district; (6) if of a person appointed by, or made responsible to, a court in any action or proceeding therein, with the court administrator of such court; (7) if that of a person appointed by any state, county, or other officer for a special service in connection with official duties, with such officer. If the person taking such oath be also required to give bond, the oath shall be attached to or endorsed upon such bond and filed therewith, in lieu of other filing. History:  (6969) RL s 2683; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
MN Stat § 358.116 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.116 — Court Documents.

358.116 COURT DOCUMENTS. Unless specifically required by court rule, a pleading, motion, affidavit, or other document filed with a court of the Minnesota judicial branch, or presented to a judge or judicial officer in support of a request for a court order, warrant, or other relief, is not required to be notarized. Signing a document filed with the court or presented to a judge or judicial officer constitutes "verification upon oath or affirmation" as defined in section 358.52, without administration of an oath under section 358.07, provided that the signature, as defined by court rules, is affixed immediately below a declaration using substantially the following language: "I declare under penalty of perjury that everything I have stated in this document is true and correct." In addition to the signature, the date of signing and the county and state where the document was signed shall be noted on the document. A person who signs knowing that the document is false in any material respect is guilty of perjury under section 609.48, even if the date, county, and state of signing are omitted from the document. History:  2014 c 204 s 3; 2017 c 95 art 2 s 8; 2018 c 176 art 2 s 3
MN Stat § 358.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.14 — Married Persons.

358.14 MARRIED PERSONS. No separate examination of each spouse shall be required, but if spouses join in and acknowledge the execution of any instrument, they shall be described in the certificate of acknowledgment in a manner that indicates they are married to each other; and, if they acknowledge it before different officers, or before the same officer at different times, each shall be described in the certificate as the spouse of the other. History:  (6972) RL s 2686; 1987 c 49 s 10; 2014 c 266 s 2
MN Stat § 358.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.15 — Ex Officio Notary Public.

358.15 EX OFFICIO NOTARY PUBLIC. (a) The following officers have the powers of a notary public within the state: (1) every member of the legislature, while still a resident in the district from which elected; but no fee or compensation may be received for exercising these powers. The form of the official signature in these cases is: "A.B., Representative (or Senator), ....................................... District, Minnesota, ex officio notary public. My term expires January 1, ......."; (2) the clerks or recorders of towns, and cities. The form of the official signature in these cases is: "A.B. (official title), ....... County, Minnesota, ex officio notary public. My term expires ....... (or where applicable) my term is indeterminate."; (3) court commissioners, county recorders, and county auditors, and their several deputies, and county commissioners, all within their respective counties. The form of the official signature in these cases: "A.B. (official title), ....... County, Minnesota, ex officio notary public. My term expires ....... (or where applicable) my term is indeterminate."; and (4) peace officers licensed under section 626.845 for the purpose of administering oaths upon information submitted to establish probable cause to any judge or judicial officer under the Rules of Criminal Procedure. The form of the official signature in these cases is "A.B., Peace Officer License Number ......., ....... County, Minnesota. My license expires June 30, .......". (b) An officer using the powers of a notary public within the state pursuant to clauses (1) to (3) shall obtain an official stamp as specified under section 359.03, subdivisions 1, 3, and 4, with which to authenticate official acts. (c) The county auditor and county recorder, and their deputies, and the clerk or recorder of a town or city with ex officio powers under this section may authenticate official acts related to the statutory duties of their respective offices without using the official stamp for 90 days after initially assuming the office, or until the officer acquires an official stamp, whichever is earlier. History:  (6973) RL s 2687; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1983 c 359 s 45; 1985 c 268 s 1; 1995 c 37 s 1; 1998 c 254 art 1 s 107; 2010 c 380 s 4
MN Stat § 358.25 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.25 — Power Given For Taking Acknowledgments For Protesting Bills Of Exchange.

358.25 POWER GIVEN FOR TAKING ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOR PROTESTING BILLS OF EXCHANGE. Any person authorized to take acknowledgments or administer oaths, who is at the same time an officer, director or stockholder of a corporation, is hereby authorized to take acknowledgments of instruments wherein such corporation is interested, and to administer oaths to any officer, director, or stockholder of such corporation as such, and to protest for nonacceptance or nonpayment bills of exchange, drafts, checks, notes and other negotiable or nonnegotiable instruments which may be owned or held for collection by such corporation, as fully and effectually as if the person were not an officer, director, or stockholder of such corporation. History:  (6980) 1907 c 406 s 1; 1915 c 20 s 1; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 358.50 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.50 — Effect Of Acknowledgment.

358.50 EFFECT OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT. An acknowledgment made in a representative capacity as defined in section 358.52, subdivision 5, and certified substantially in the form prescribed in this chapter is prima facie evidence that the instrument or electronic record was executed and delivered with proper authority and as the act of the person or entity represented and identified in the instrument or electronic record. History:  1987 c 26 s 1; 2006 c 260 art 7 s 4; 2007 c 148 art 2 s 65; 2011 c 66 s 2; 2018 c 176 art 2 s 4
MN Stat § 358.51 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.51 — Short Title.

358.51 SHORT TITLE. Sections 358.51 to 358.76 may be cited as the "Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts." History:   2018 c 176 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 358.53 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.53 — Applicability.

358.53 APPLICABILITY. Sections 358.51 to 358.76 apply to a notarial act performed on or after January 1, 2019. History:   2018 c 176 art 1 s 3
MN Stat § 358.54 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.54 — Authority To Perform Notarial Act.

358.54 AUTHORITY TO PERFORM NOTARIAL ACT. Subdivision 1. Source. A notarial officer may perform a notarial act authorized by sections 358.51 to 358.76, 359.04, and other law. Subd. 2. Limitation. A notarial officer may not perform a notarial act with respect to a record to which the officer or the officer's spouse is a party, or in which either of them has a direct beneficial interest. A notarial act performed in violation of this subdivision is voidable. History:   2018 c 176 art 1 s 4
MN Stat § 358.55 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.55 — Requirements For Certain Notarial Acts.

358.55 REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN NOTARIAL ACTS. Subdivision 1. Acknowledgments. A notarial officer who takes an acknowledgment of a record shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual as set forth in section 358.57, that the individual appearing before the officer and making the acknowledgment has the identity claimed and that the signature on the record is the signature of the individual. Subd. 2. Verifications. A notarial officer who takes a verification of a statement on oath or affirmation shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, that the individual appearing before the officer and making the verification has the identity claimed and that the signature on the statement verified is the signature of the individual. Subd. 3. Signatures. A notarial officer who witnesses or attests to a signature shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, that the individual appearing before the officer and signing the record has the identity claimed. Subd. 4. Copies. A notarial officer who certifies or attests a copy of a record or an item that was copied shall determine that the copy is a full, true, and accurate transcription or reproduction of the record or item. Subd. 5. Protests. A notarial officer who makes or notes a protest of a negotiable instrument shall determine the matters set forth in section 336.3-505, paragraph (b). History:   2018 c 176 art 1 s 5
MN Stat § 358.56 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.56 — Personal Appearance Required.

358.56 PERSONAL APPEARANCE REQUIRED. Except as otherwise provided in section 358.645, if a notarial act relates to a statement made in or a signature executed on a record, the individual making the statement or executing the signature shall appear personally before the notarial officer. History:   2018 c 176 art 1 s 6
MN Stat § 358.57 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.57 — Identification Of Individual.

358.57 IDENTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUAL. Subdivision 1. Personal knowledge. A notarial officer has personal knowledge of the identity of an individual appearing before the officer if the individual is personally known to the officer through dealings sufficient to provide reasonable certainty that the individual has the identity claimed. Subd. 2. Identification. A notarial officer has satisfactory evidence of the identity of an individual appearing before the officer if the officer can identify the individual: (1) by means of: (i) a passport, driver's license, or government-issued nondriver identification card that is currently valid; or (ii) another form of government identification issued to an individual that is currently valid, contains the individual's signature or a photograph of the individual, and is satisfactory to the officer; or (2) by a verification on oath or affirmation of a credible witness personally appearing before the officer and known to the officer or whom the officer can identify on the basis of a passport, driver's license, or government-issued nondriver identification card that is current or expired not more than three years before performance of the notarial act. Subd. 3. Additional information or credentials. A notarial officer may require an individual to provide additional information or identification credentials necessary to assure the officer of the identity of the individual. History:   2018 c 176 art 1 s 7
MN Stat § 358.58 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.58 — Authority To Refuse To Perform Notarial Act.

358.58 AUTHORITY TO REFUSE TO PERFORM NOTARIAL ACT. Subdivision 1. Specific grounds. A notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act if the officer is not satisfied that: (1) the individual executing the record is competent or has the capacity to execute the record; or (2) the individual's signature is knowingly and voluntarily made. Subd. 2. General limitation. A notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act unless refusal is prohibited by law other than sections 358.51 to 358.76. History:   2018 c 176 art 1 s 8
MN Stat § 358.59 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.59 — Signature If Individual Unable To Sign.

358.59 SIGNATURE IF INDIVIDUAL UNABLE TO SIGN. If an individual is physically unable to sign a record, the individual's signature may be obtained in the manner provided in section 645.44, subdivision 14. History:   2018 c 176 art 1 s 9
MN Stat § 358.60 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.60 — Notarial Act In This State.

358.60 NOTARIAL ACT IN THIS STATE. Subdivision 1. Authorized persons. A notarial act may be performed in this state by: (1) a notary public of this state; (2) a judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court of this state; or (3) any other individual authorized to perform the specific act by the law of this state. Subd. 2. Significance of signature and title. The signature and title of an individual performing a notarial act in this state are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the individual holds the designated title. Subd. 3. Authority of officer established. The signature and title of a notarial officer described in subdivision 1, clause (1) or (2), conclusively establish the authority of the officer to perform the notarial act. History:   2018 c 176 art 1 s 10
MN Stat § 358.61 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.61 — Notarial Act In Another State.

358.61 NOTARIAL ACT IN ANOTHER STATE. Subdivision 1. Effect. A notarial act performed in another state has the same effect under the law of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state, if the act performed in that state is performed by: (1) a notary public of that state; (2) a judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court of that state; or (3) any other individual authorized by the law of that state to perform the notarial act. Subd. 2. Significance of signature and title. The signature and title of an individual performing a notarial act in another state are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the individual holds the designated title. Subd. 3. Authority of officer established. The signature and title of a notarial officer described in subdivision 1, clause (1) or (2), conclusively establish the authority of the officer to perform the notarial act. History:   2018 c 176 art 1 s 11
MN Stat § 358.62 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.62 — Notarial Act Under Authority Of Federally Recognized Tribe.

358.62 NOTARIAL ACT UNDER AUTHORITY OF FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBE. Subdivision 1. Effect. A notarial act performed under the authority and in the jurisdiction of a federally recognized tribe has the same effect as if performed by a notarial officer of this state, if the act performed in the jurisdiction of that tribe or nation is performed by: (1) a notary public of that tribe; (2) a judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court of that tribe; or (3) any other individual authorized by the law of that tribe to perform the notarial act. Subd. 2. Significance of signature and title. The signature and title of an individual performing a notarial act under the authority of and in the jurisdiction of a federally recognized tribe are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the individual holds the designated title. Subd. 3. Authority of officer established. The signature and title of a notarial officer described in subdivision 1, clause (1) or (2), conclusively establish the authority of the officer to perform the notarial act. History:   2018 c 176 art 1 s 12
MN Stat § 358.63 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.63 — Notarial Act Under Federal Authority.

358.63 NOTARIAL ACT UNDER FEDERAL AUTHORITY. Subdivision 1. Effect. A notarial act performed under federal law has the same effect under the law of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state, if the act performed under federal law is performed by: (1) a judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court; (2) an individual in military service or performing duties under the authority of military service who is authorized to perform notarial acts under federal law; (3) an individual designated a notarizing officer by the United States Department of State for performing notarial acts overseas; or (4) any other individual authorized by federal law to perform the notarial act. Subd. 2. Significance of signature and title. The signature and title of an individual acting under federal authority and performing a notarial act are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the individual holds the designated title. Subd. 3. Authority of officer established. The signature and title of an officer described in subdivision 1, clause (1), (2), or (3), conclusively establish the authority of the officer to perform the notarial act. History:   2018 c 176 art 1 s 13
MN Stat § 358.64 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 357 - 359 — Court And Filing Fees; Attestations|Chapter 358 — Seals, Oaths, Acknowledgments|Section 358.64 — Foreign Notarial Act.

358.64 FOREIGN NOTARIAL ACT. Subdivision 1. Definition. In this section, "foreign state" means a government other than the United States, a state, or a federally recognized tribe. Subd. 2. Effect. If a notarial act is performed under authority and in the jurisdiction of a foreign state or constituent unit of the foreign state or is performed under the authority of a multinational or international governmental organization, the act has the same effect under the law of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state. Subd. 3. Authority of officer established. If the title of office and indication of authority to perform notarial acts in a foreign state appears in a digest of foreign law or in a list customarily used as a source for that information, the authority of an officer with that title to perform notarial acts is conclusively established. Subd. 4. Significance of signature and official stamp. The signature and official stamp of an individual holding an office described in subdivision 3 are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and the individual holds the designated title. Subd. 5. Significance of apostille. An apostille in the form prescribed by the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961, and issued by a foreign state party to the Convention conclusively establishes that the signature of the notarial officer is genuine and that the officer holds the indicated office. Subd. 6. Significance of consular authentication. A consular authentication issued by an individual designated by the United States Department of State as a notarizing officer for performing notarial acts overseas and attached to the record with respect to which the notarial act is performed conclusively establishes that the signature of the notarial officer is genuine and that the officer holds the indicated office. History:   2018 c 176 art 1 s 14