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NE Code § 64-201 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 64 - Notaries Public|64-201 - Notarial acts, defined; performed; effect.

64-201.  Notarial acts, defined; performed; effect.For the purposes of sections 64-201 to 64-210, unless the context otherwise requires: Notarial acts means acts which the laws and regulations of this state authorize notaries public of this state to perform, including the administering of oaths and affirmations, taking proof of execution and acknowledgments of instruments, and attesting documents. Notarial acts may be performed outside this state for use in this state with the same effect as if performed by a notary public of this state by the following persons authorized pursuant to the laws and regulations of other governments in addition to any other person authorized by the laws and regulations of this state:(1) A notary public authorized to perform notarial acts in the place in which the act is performed;(2) A judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of any court of record in the place in which the notarial act is performed;(3) An officer of the foreign service of the United States, a consular agent, or any other person authorized by regulation of the United States Department of State to perform notarial acts in the place in which the act is performed;(4) A commissioned officer in active service with the armed forces of the United States and any other person authorized by regulation of the armed forces to perform notarial acts if the notarial act is performed for one of the following or his dependents: A merchant seaman of the United States, a member of the armed forces of the United States, or any other person serving with or accompanying the armed forces of the United States; or(5) Any other person authorized to perform notarial acts in the place in which the act is performed.Source  Laws 1969, c. 523, § 1, p. 2139.
NE Code § 64-202 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 64 - Notaries Public|64-202 - Notarial act; performance; proof of authority; maintenance of records.

64-202.  Notarial act; performance; proof of authority; maintenance of records.(1) If the notarial act is performed by any of the persons described in sections 64-201 to 64-204, other than a person authorized to perform notarial acts by the laws or regulations of a foreign country, the signature, rank, or title and serial number, if any, of the person are sufficient proof of the authority of a holder of that rank or title to perform the act. Further proof of his or her authority shall not be required.(2) If the notarial act is performed by a person authorized by the laws or regulations of a foreign country to perform the act, there is sufficient proof of the authority of that person to act if:(a) Either a foreign service officer of the United States resident in the country in which the act is performed or a diplomatic or consular officer of the foreign country resident in the United States certifies that a person holding that office is authorized to perform the act;(b) The official seal of the person performing the notarial act is affixed to the document; or(c) The title and indication of authority to perform notarial acts of the person appears either in a digest of foreign law or in a list customarily used as a source of such information.(3) An apostille in the form prescribed by the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961, shall conclusively establish that the signature of the notarial officer is genuine and that the officer holds the designated office. The Secretary of State or his or her deputy shall be authorized to sign the apostille.(4) The Secretary of State may authorize the use of computers to maintain necessary records dealing with notaries public in the State of Nebraska.Source   Laws 1969, c. 523, § 2, p. 2140;   Laws 1988, LB 1030, § 49.
NE Code § 64-203 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 64 - Notaries Public|64-203 - Certificate; contents.

64-203.  Certificate; contents.(1) The person taking an acknowledgment shall certify that:(a) The person acknowledging appeared before him or her and acknowledged he or she executed the instrument; and(b) The person acknowledging was known to the person taking the acknowledgment or that the person taking the acknowledgment had satisfactory evidence that the person acknowledging was the person described in and who executed the instrument.(2) For purposes of this section, appearance before the person taking an acknowledgment includes an appearance outside the presence of a notary public if such acknowledgment was completed in accordance with the Online Notary Public Act.Source   Laws 1969, c. 523, § 3, p. 2141;  Laws 2019, LB186, § 22.  Cross References  Online Notary Public Act, see section 64-401.Annotations An attestation clause that does not list a name in the acknowledgment section is incomplete. Johnson v. Neth, 276 Neb. 886, 758 N.W.2d 395 (2008).
NE Code § 64-204 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 64 - Notaries Public|64-204 - Certificate of acknowledgment; form; acceptance.

64-204.  Certificate of acknowledgment; form; acceptance.The form of a certificate of acknowledgment used by a person whose authority is recognized under section 64-201 shall be accepted in this state if:(1) The certificate is in a form prescribed by the laws or regulations of this state;(2) The certificate is in a form prescribed by the laws or regulations applicable in the place in which the acknowledgment is taken; or(3) The certificate contains the words acknowledged before me, or their substantial equivalent.Source  Laws 1969, c. 523, § 4, p. 2141.
NE Code § 64-205 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 64 - Notaries Public|64-205 - Acknowledgment, defined.

64-205.  Acknowledgment, defined.(1) The words acknowledged before me means:(a) That the person acknowledging appeared before the person taking the acknowledgment;(b) That he or she acknowledged he or she executed the instrument;(c) That, in the case of:(i) A natural person, he or she executed the instrument for the purposes therein stated;(ii) A corporation, the officer or agent acknowledged he or she held the position or title set forth in the instrument and certificate, he or she signed the instrument on behalf of the corporation by proper authority and the instrument was the act of the corporation for the purpose therein stated;(iii) A partnership, the partner or agent acknowledged he or she signed the instrument on behalf of the partnership by proper authority and he or she executed the instrument as the act of the partnership for the purposes therein stated;(iv) A limited liability company, the member or agent acknowledged he or she signed the instrument on behalf of the limited liability company by proper authority and he or she executed the instrument as the act of the limited liability company for the purposes therein stated;(v) A person acknowledging as principal by an attorney in fact, he or she executed the instrument by proper authority as the act of the principal for the purposes therein stated; or(vi) A person acknowledging as a public officer, trustee, administrator, guardian, or other representative, he or she signed the instrument by proper authority and he or she executed the instrument in the capacity and for the purposes therein stated; and(d) That the person taking the acknowledgment either knew or had satisfactory evidence that the person acknowledging was the person named in the instrument or certificate.(2) For purposes of this section, appearance before the person taking an acknowledgment includes an appearance outside the presence of a notary public if such acknowledgment was completed in accordance with the Online Notary Public Act.Source   Laws 1969, c. 523, § 5, p. 2141;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 393;  Laws 2019, LB186, § 23.  Cross References  Online Notary Public Act, see section 64-401.
NE Code § 64-206 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 64 - Notaries Public|64-206 - Statutory short forms of acknowledgment; use of other forms.

64-206.  Statutory short forms of acknowledgment; use of other forms.The forms of acknowledgment set forth in this section may be used and are sufficient for their respective purposes under any law of this state. The forms shall be known as Statutory Short Forms of Acknowledgment and may be referred to by that name. The authorization of the forms in this section does not preclude the use of other forms.(1) For an individual acting in his or her own right:State of ...........County of ...........The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (date) by (name of person acknowledged).(Signature of Person Taking Acknowledgment)(Title or Rank)(Serial Number, if any)(2) For a corporation:State of ...........County of ...........The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (date) by (name of officer or agent, title of officer or agent) of (name of corporation acknowledging) a (state or place of incorporation) corporation, on behalf of the corporation.(Signature of Person Taking Acknowledgment)(Title or Rank)(Serial Number, if any)(3) For a partnership:State of ...........County of ...........The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (date) by (name of acknowledging partner or agent), partner (or agent) on behalf of (name of partnership), a partnership.(Signature of Person Taking Acknowledgment)(Title or Rank)(Serial Number, if any)(4) For a limited liability company:State of ...........County of ...........The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (date) by (name of acknowledging member or agent), member (or agent) on behalf of (name of limited liability company), a limited liability company.(Signature of Person Taking Acknowledgment)(Title or Rank)(Serial Number, if any)(5) For an individual acting as principal by an attorney in fact:State of ...........County of ...........The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (date) by (name of attorney in fact) as attorney in fact on behalf of (name of principal).(Signature of Person Taking Acknowledgment)(Title or Rank)(Serial Number, if any)(6) By any Public Officer, trustee, or personal representative:State of ...........County of ...........The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (date) by (name and title of position).(Signature of Person Taking Acknowledgment)(Title or Rank)(Serial Number, if any)Source   Laws 1969, c. 523, § 6, p. 2142;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 394.
NE Code § 64-207 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 64 - Notaries Public|64-207 - Prior notarial acts; effect.

64-207.  Prior notarial acts; effect.A notarial act performed prior to August 25, 1969, is not affected by sections 64-201 to 64-210. Sections 64-201 to 64-210 provide an additional method of proving notarial acts. Nothing in sections 64-201 to 64-210 diminishes or invalidates the recognition accorded to notarial acts by other laws or regulations of this state.Source  Laws 1969, c. 523, § 7, p. 2144.
NE Code § 64-208 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 64 - Notaries Public|64-208 - Sections, how interpreted.

64-208.  Sections, how interpreted.Sections 64-201 to 64-210 shall be so interpreted as to make uniform the laws of those states which enact them.Source  Laws 1969, c. 523, § 8, p. 2144.
NE Code § 64-209 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 64 - Notaries Public|64-209 - Act, how cited.

64-209.  Act, how cited.Sections 64-201 to 64-210 may be cited as the Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act.Source  Laws 1969, c. 523, § 9, p. 2144.
NE Code § 64-210 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 64 - Notaries Public|64-210 - Ink stamp seal; contents.

64-210.  Ink stamp seal; contents.(1) Each notary public, before performing any duties of his or her office, shall provide himself or herself with an official ink stamp seal on which shall appear the words State of Nebraska, General Notary or State of Nebraska, General Notarial, his or her name as commissioned, and the date of expiration of his or her commission.(2) A notary public shall authenticate all of his or her official acts with such seal.(3) A notary public whose commission was issued by the Secretary of State before September 1, 2007, is not required to purchase a new ink stamp seal in order to comply with this section until the notary public's commission expires. Upon renewal, each notary public shall have engraved on his or her official ink stamp seal all of the information required in subsection (1) of this section.Source   Laws 1969, c. 523, § 10, p. 2144;   Laws 1971, LB 88, § 2;  Laws 2004, LB 315, § 12;  Laws 2007, LB382, § 1.
NE Code § 64-211 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 64 - Notaries Public|64-211 - Acknowledgment of written instrument; attorneys; real estate broker or salesman; oath; authorized; prior acknowledgments validated.

64-211.  Acknowledgment of written instrument; attorneys; real estate broker or salesman; oath; authorized; prior acknowledgments validated.(1) It shall be lawful for any attorney or any employer or associate of any such attorney, or for any stockholder, officer, or employee of any professional corporation authorized to practice law and who is a notary public to take the acknowledgment of any written instrument given in connection with the professional activities of such attorney or corporation and to administer an oath to any person executing any such instrument.(2) It shall be lawful for any real estate broker or salesman or any employee or associate of any such broker and who is a notary public to take the acknowledgment of any written instrument given to or by any client of such broker and to administer an oath to any person or persons executing any such instrument.(3) Acknowledgments taken or oaths administered prior to February 9, 1976, by any person described in subsections (1) and (2) of this section are hereby ratified and shall in all respects be lawful, valid, and binding.Source   Laws 1975, LB 121, § 1;   Laws 1976, LB 622, § 2.  Annotations Although this section allows a lawyer to take acknowledgments, he may not do so when he is an interested party. Nat. Bank of Commerce Trust & Savings Assn. v. Rhodes, 207 Neb. 44, 295 N.W.2d 711 (1980).
NE Code § 64-212 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 64 - Notaries Public|64-212 - Acknowledgment of written instrument; insurance company; credit union; oath; authorized.

64-212.  Acknowledgment of written instrument; insurance company; credit union; oath; authorized.It shall be lawful for a member or shareholder, an appointive officer, elective officer, agent, director, or employee of an insurance company or a credit union who is a notary public to take the acknowledgment of any person to any written instrument executed to or by the insurance company or credit union and to administer an oath to any shareholder, director, elected or appointed officer, employee, or agent of such insurance company or credit union.Source   Laws 1947, c. 247, § 1, p. 771;   Laws 1949, c. 221, § 1, p. 622;   Laws 1951, c. 253, § 1, p. 873;   Laws 1957, c. 315, § 2, p. 1133;   R.R.S.1943, § 76-217.02;   Laws 1976, LB 622, § 3;   Laws 1976, LB 704, § 1;  Laws 2002, LB 1094, § 15.
NE Code § 64-213 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 64 - Notaries Public|64-213 - Acknowledgments of written instruments; insurance company; credit union; oath; prior acknowledgments validated.

64-213.  Acknowledgments of written instruments; insurance company; credit union; oath; prior acknowledgments validated.Acknowledgments heretofore taken of any person to any written instrument given to or by an insurance company or credit union, or any oath administered to any member, director, elected officer, shareholder, appointive officer, employee, or agent of an insurance company or credit union, by any notary public, who was a member, shareholder, appointive officer, agent, or employee of the insurance company or credit union, and not a director or elected officer thereof, shall be deemed to be lawful, valid, and binding.Source   R.S.1866, c. 43, § 3, p. 280;   R.S.1913, § 6198;   C.S.1922, § 5597;   C.S.1929, § 76-203;   R.S.1943, § 76-217;   Laws 1947, c. 244, § 1, p. 768;   Laws 1959, c. 347, § 1, p. 1233;   R.R.S.1943, § 76-217.03;   Laws 1976, LB 622, § 4;  Laws 2002, LB 1094, § 16.
NE Code § 64-214 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 64 - Notaries Public|64-214 - Acknowledgments of written instruments; bank; oath; authorized; prior acknowledgments validated.

64-214.  Acknowledgments of written instruments; bank; oath; authorized; prior acknowledgments validated.(1) It is lawful for any stockholder, director, officer, employee, or agent of a bank, who is a notary public, to take the acknowledgment of any person to any written instrument given to or by the bank and to administer an oath to any other stockholder, director, officer, employee, or agent of the bank.(2) Acknowledgments heretofore taken of any person to any written instrument given to or by a bank or any oath administered to any stockholder, director, officer, employee, or agent of a bank by any notary public who was a stockholder, director, officer, employee, or agent of the bank shall be deemed to be lawful, valid, and binding.Source   Laws 1957, c. 316, § 1, p. 1134;   R.R.S.1943, § 76-217.04;   Laws 1976, LB 622, § 5;  Laws 2008, LB851, § 26.
NE Code § 64-215 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 64 - Notaries Public|64-215 - Acknowledgments of written instruments; savings and loan association; oath; authorized; prior acknowledgments validated.

64-215.  Acknowledgments of written instruments; savings and loan association; oath; authorized; prior acknowledgments validated.It is lawful for any shareholder, director, employee, agent, or any elected or appointed officer of a savings and loan association, who is a notary public, (1) to take the acknowledgment of any person to any written instrument given to or by the savings and loan association and (2) to administer an oath to any other shareholder, director, officer, employee, or agent of the savings and loan association. Acknowledgments heretofore taken of any person to any written instrument given to or by a savings and loan association, or any oath administered to any shareholder, director, employee, agent, or elected or appointed officer of a savings and loan association by any notary public who was a shareholder, director, employee, agent, or any elected or appointed officer of the savings and loan association, shall be deemed to be lawful, valid, and binding.Source   Laws 1957, c. 315, § 1, p. 1132;   R.R.S.1943, § 76-217.05;   Laws 1976, LB 622, § 6;  Laws 2003, LB 131, § 33.
NE Code § 64-301 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 64 - Notaries Public|64-301 - Act, how cited.

64-301.  Act, how cited.Sections 64-301 to 64-317 shall be known and may be cited as the Electronic Notary Public Act.Source Laws 2016, LB465, § 1.
NE Code § 64-302 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 64 - Notaries Public|64-302 - Terms, defined.

64-302.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the Electronic Notary Public Act:(1) Electronic means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities;(2) Electronic document means information that is created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means;(3) Electronic notarial act means an official act by an electronic notary public that involves electronic documents;(4) Electronic notary public means a notary public registered with the Secretary of State that has the capability of performing electronic notarial acts in conformance with the Electronic Notary Public Act;(5) Electronic notary seal means information within a notarized electronic document that includes the notary public's name, jurisdiction, and commission expiration date and generally corresponds to the data in notary seals used on paper documents;(6) Electronic notary solution provider means a provider of any electronic notary seals or electronic signatures;(7) Electronic signature means an electronic symbol or process attached to or logically associated with an electronic document and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the document; and(8) Notary public's electronic signature means an electronic signature which has been approved by the Secretary of State in rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under section 64-316 as an acceptable means for an electronic notary public to attach or logically associate the notary public's official signature to an electronic document that is being notarized.Source Laws 2016, LB465, § 2.
NE Code § 64-303 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 64 - Notaries Public|64-303 - Eligibility to register as electronic notary public; Secretary of State; powers.

64-303.  Eligibility to register as electronic notary public; Secretary of State; powers.(1) To be eligible to register as an electronic notary public, a person shall:(a) Hold a valid commission as a notary public in the State of Nebraska;(b) Satisfy the education requirement of section 64-305; and(c) Pay the fee required under section 64-306.(2) The Secretary of State shall not accept the registration if the requirements of subsection (1) of this section are not met.Source Laws 2016, LB465, § 3.
NE Code § 64-304 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 64 - Notaries Public|64-304 - Registration; renewal.

64-304.  Registration; renewal.(1) Before performing an electronic notarial act, a notary public shall register with the Secretary of State in a manner prescribed by the Secretary of State.(2) The registration shall specify the technology the notary public intends to use to perform an electronic notarial act. Such technology shall be provided by an electronic notary solution provider approved by the Secretary of State.(3) The term of registration as an electronic notary public shall coincide with the term of the commission of the notary public.(4) A person registered as an electronic notary public may renew his or her electronic notary public registration at the same time he or she renews his or her notary public commission.Source Laws 2016, LB465, § 4.
NE Code § 64-305 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 64 - Notaries Public|64-305 - Course of instruction; examination.

64-305.  Course of instruction; examination.(1) Before registering as an electronic notary public, a notary public shall take a course of instruction approved by the Secretary of State and pass an examination for such course in addition to the requirements provided in section 64-101.01.(2) The content of the course and the basis for the examination shall include notarial laws, procedures, technology, and the ethics of electronic notarization.Source Laws 2016, LB465, § 5.
NE Code § 64-306 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 64 - Notaries Public|64-306 - Fee.

64-306.  Fee.The fee for registering or reregistering as an electronic notary shall be in addition to the fee required in section 33-102. The Secretary of State shall establish the fee by rule and regulation in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of administering the Electronic Notary Public Act, but the fee shall not exceed one hundred dollars. The Secretary of State shall remit fees received under this section to the State Treasurer for credit to the Secretary of State Cash Fund for use in administering the Electronic Notary Public Act.Source  Laws 2016, LB465, § 6;  Laws 2020, LB910, § 23.   Operative Date: July 1, 2021
NE Code § 64-307 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 64 - Notaries Public|64-307 - Type of electronic notarial acts authorized.

64-307.  Type of electronic notarial acts authorized.The following types of electronic notarial acts may be performed by an electronic notary public:(1) Acknowledgments;(2) Jurats;(3) Verifications or proofs; and(4) Oaths or affirmations.Source Laws 2016, LB465, § 7.