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NH Rev Stat § 455:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments|Title 455 - Notaries Public and Commissioners|Section 455:17 - Notary Public, Justice of the Peace Manual, Education, Enforcement.

    455:17 Notary Public, Justice of the Peace Manual, Education, Enforcement. –||I. The secretary of state, with the advice and approval of the attorney general, shall prepare or cause to be prepared an up-to-date manual on the privileges, duties, and responsibilities of notaries public and justices of the peace in New Hampshire. The manual shall be written in non-technical language. The manual shall be distributed to each person commissioned a notary public, commissioner of deeds pursuant to RSA 455:12, and justice of the peace. The manual shall be available to the public free of charge. The manual shall be updated within 6 months following the end of any session of the legislature that amends the statutes affecting the privileges, duties, or responsibilities of notaries public, commissioners, or justices of the peace. The first edition of the manual shall be prepared by September 1, 2007.||II. The secretary of state may use the funds from the portion of the fees paid by applicants for commissions as a notary public or a justice of the peace deposited into the fund established in RSA 5:10-b for the preparation, printing, and distribution of a notary public/justice of the peace manual, other education of notaries public/justices of the peace, or both, and the acquisition, development, and maintenance of electronic records systems that will enhance the efficiency of the management of public records maintained by his or her office and to enhance the ease of submitting applications and renewals. The secretary of state shall enter into an agreement with the attorney general to provide funds from the fund established in RSA 5:10-b for the use of the attorney general for legal services related to the notary public/justice of the peace manual and for the enforcement of laws relating to notary public or justice of the peace misconduct.|||Source. 2005, 118:6. 2010, 180:7, eff. June 21, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 455-A:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments|Title 455-A - Justices of the Peace|Section 455-A:1 - Appointment.

    455-A:1 Appointment. –||Justices of the peace shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the executive council, and shall be commissioned for 5 years, as provided in the New Hampshire constitution.|||Source. 1988, 121:10, eff. Oct. 1, 1988.|
NH Rev Stat § 455-A:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments|Title 455-A - Justices of the Peace|Section 455-A:2 - Application.

    455-A:2 Application. –||I. Any person applying to be a justice of the peace shall indicate on the application whether he or she has been a registered voter in this state for at least 3 years immediately preceding the date of application. The applicant must sign a written statement under oath stating whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a crime that has not been annulled by a court, other than minor traffic violations. The applicant shall be endorsed for appointment by 2 justices of the peace and a registered voter of this state.||II. A person shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 if he or she negligently or recklessly makes a material false representation on the application form when applying for a commission as a justice of the peace. A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if he or she purposefully or knowingly makes a material false representation on the application form when applying for a commission as a justice of the peace. The civil penalty shall be imposed in the same manner as set forth in RSA 455:16.|||Source. 1988, 121:10. 1997, 102:2. 2005, 118:12, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 455-A:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments|Title 455-A - Justices of the Peace|Section 455-A:3 - Powers.

    455-A:3 Powers. –||Every justice of the peace shall have the power to administer oaths, perform marriage ceremonies, acknowledge instruments, and any other power prescribed by law. A justice of the peace signing an acknowledgment or jurat on any document or instrument shall type, print, or stamp the name of the justice of the peace and state the expiration date of his or her commission on the document or instrument. However, failure to meet these requirements shall not impair the legal validity of any acknowledgment or jurat.|||Source. 1988, 121:10. 1999, 153:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 456-B:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments|Title 456-B - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|Section 456-B:2 - Notarial Acts.

    456-B:2 Notarial Acts. –||I. In taking an acknowledgment, the notarial officer must determine, either from personal knowledge or from satisfactory evidence, that the individual appearing before the officer and making the acknowledgment has the identity claimed and that the signature on the instrument is the signature of the individual.||II. In taking a verification upon oath or affirmation, the notarial officer must determine, either from personal knowledge or from satisfactory evidence, 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.||III. In witnessing or attesting a signature the notarial officer must determine, either from personal knowledge or from satisfactory evidence, that the individual appearing before the officer and signing the record has the identity claimed.||IV. In certifying or attesting a copy of a record or other item that was copied, the notarial officer must determine that the proffered copy is a full, true, and accurate transcription or reproduction of the record or item.||V. In making or noting a protest of a negotiable instrument the notarial officer must determine the matters set forth in RSA 382-A:3-505.||VI. A notarial officer may certify that a tangible copy of an electronic record is an accurate copy of the electronic record.||VII. (a) For the purposes of this section, but only in the context of executing an estate planning instrument such as a will or estate planning trust, the requirement that a person appear before a notarial officer at the time of the notarial act is satisfied if the notarial officer is:||(1) The attorney, licensed to practice law in New Hampshire and in good standing, who drafted the estate planning instrument;||(2) Another attorney licensed to practice law in New Hampshire and in good standing, under the drafting attorney's supervision; or||(3) A paralegal under the supervision of either such attorney; and||(b) The person and the notarial officer can communicate simultaneously by sight and sound through an electronic device or process at the time of the notarial act.||(c) This paragraph shall apply only to notarial acts performed on or after March 23, 2020. In addition, a notarial act performed in compliance with emergency order #11 pursuant to executive order 2020-04 from its effective date through the date of its expiration is valid.|||Source. 2005, 118:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. 2020, 17:11, eff. July 17, 2020. 2021, 206:2, Pt. II, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 10, 2021 and Feb. 6, 2022.|
NH Rev Stat § 456-B:2-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments|Title 456-B - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|Section 456-B:2-a - Personal Appearance Required.

    456-B:2-a Personal Appearance Required. –||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.|||Source. 2021, 206:2, Pt. II, Sec. 5, eff. Feb. 6, 2022.|
NH Rev Stat § 456-B:2-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments|Title 456-B - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|Section 456-B:2-b - Identification of Individual.

    456-B:2-b Identification of Individual. –||I. 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.||II. A notarial officer has satisfactory evidence of the identity of an individual appearing before the officer if the officer can identify the individual:||(a) By means of:||(1) A passport, driver's license, or government issued nondriver identification card, which is current and unexpired; or||(2) Another form of government identification issued to an individual, which is current and unexpired, contains the signature or a photograph of the individual, and is satisfactory to the officer; or||(b) By a verification upon 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, which is current and unexpired.||III. 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.|||Source. 2021, 206:2, Pt. II, Sec. 5, eff. Feb. 6, 2022.|
NH Rev Stat § 456-B:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments|Title 456-B - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|Section 456-B:3 - Notarial Acts in This State.

    456-B:3 Notarial Acts in This State. –||I. A notarial act may be performed within this state by the following persons:||(a) A notary public of this state;||(b) A judge, marital master, clerk, deputy clerk, register of probate, or deputy register of probate of any court of this state; or||(c) A justice of the peace of this state.||II. Notarial acts performed within this state under federal authority as provided in RSA 456-B:5 have the same effect as if performed by a notarial officer of this state.||III. The signature, embossed official seal or the legible imprint of an electronic or rubber official stamp stating the name of the notary, and the words "notary public, New Hampshire" and the expiration date of the notary public's commission of a person performing a notarial act or for a justice of the peace the name of the justice and the expiration date of his or her commission typed, printed, or stamped on the document are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the person holds the designated title.||IV. Any person admitted to the practice of law in this state may administer an oath or affirmation for the purpose of taking oral testimony.|||Source. 2005, 118:10. 2007, 120:1, eff. June 11, 2007. 2021, 206:2, Pt. II, Sec. 6, eff. Feb. 6, 2022.|
NH Rev Stat § 456-B:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments|Title 456-B - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|Section 456-B:4 - Notarial Acts in Other Jurisdictions of the United States.

    456-B:4 Notarial Acts in Other Jurisdictions of the United States. –||I. A notarial act has the same effect under the law of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state, if performed in another state, commonwealth, territory, district, or possession of the United States by any of the following persons:||(a) A notary public of that jurisdiction;||(b) A judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court of that jurisdiction; or||(c) Any other person authorized by the law of that jurisdiction to perform notarial acts.||II. Notarial acts performed in other jurisdictions of the United States under federal authority as provided in RSA 456-B:5 have the same effect as if performed by a notarial officer of this state.||III. The signature and title of a person performing a notarial act are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the person holds the designated title.||IV. The signature and indicated title of an officer listed in subparagraphs I(a) or (b) conclusively establishes the authority of a holder of that title to perform a notarial act.|||Source. 2005, 118:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 456-B:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments|Title 456-B - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|Section 456-B:5 - Notarial Acts Under Federal Authority.

    456-B:5 Notarial Acts Under Federal Authority. –||I. A notarial act has the same effect under the law of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state if performed anywhere by any of the following persons under authority granted by the law of the United States:||(a) A judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court;||(b) A commissioned officer on active duty in the military service of the United States;||(c) An officer of the foreign service or consular officer of the United States; or||(d) Any other person authorized by federal law to perform notarial acts.||II. The signature and title of a person performing a notarial act are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the person holds the designated title.||III. The signature and indicated title of an officer listed in subparagraphs I(a), (b), or (c) conclusively establishes the authority of a holder of that title to perform a notarial act.|||Source. 2005, 118:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 456-B:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments|Title 456-B - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|Section 456-B:6 - Foreign Notarial Acts.

    456-B:6 Foreign Notarial Acts. –||I. A notarial act has the same effect under the law of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state if performed within the jurisdiction of and under authority of a foreign nation or its constituent units or a multi-national or international organization by any of the following persons:||(a) A notary public or notary;||(b) A judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court of record; or||(c) Any other person authorized by the law of that jurisdiction to perform notarial acts.||II. An "Apostille" in the form prescribed by the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961, conclusively establishes that the signature of the notarial officer is genuine and that the officer holds the indicated office.||III. A certificate by a foreign service or consular officer of the United States stationed in the nation under the jurisdiction of which the notarial act was performed, or a certificate by a foreign service or consular officer of that nation stationed in the United States, conclusively establishes any matter relating to the authenticity or validity of the notarial act set forth in the certificate.||IV. An official stamp or seal of the person performing the notarial act is prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the person holds the indicated title.||V. An official stamp or seal of an officer listed in subparagraph I(a) or (b) is prima facie evidence that a person with the indicated title has authority to perform notarial acts.||VI. If the title of office and indication of authority to perform notarial acts appears either 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.|||Source. 2005, 118:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 456-B:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments|Title 456-B - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|Section 456-B:7 - Certificate of Notarial Acts.

    456-B:7 Certificate of Notarial Acts. –||I. A notarial act must be evidenced by a certificate signed and dated by a notarial officer. The certificate must include identification of the jurisdiction in which the notarial act is performed and the title of the office of the notarial officer and may include the official stamp or seal of office. If the officer is a notary public, the certificate must also indicate the date of expiration, if any, of the commission of office, but omission of that information may subsequently be corrected. If the officer is a commissioned officer on active duty in the military service of the United States, it must also include the officer's rank.||II. A certificate of a notarial act is sufficient if it meets the requirements of paragraph I and it:||(a) Is in the short form set forth in RSA 456-B:8;||(b) Is in a form otherwise prescribed by the law of this state;||(c) Is in a form prescribed by the laws or regulations applicable in the place in which the notarial act was performed; or||(d) Sets forth the actions of the notarial officer and those are sufficient to meet the requirements of the designated notarial act.||III. By executing a certificate of a notarial act, the notarial officer certifies that the officer has made the determinations required by RSA 456-B:2.|||Source. 2005, 118:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 456-B:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments|Title 456-B - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|Section 456-B:8 - Short Forms.

    456-B:8 Short Forms. –||The following short form certificates of notarial acts are sufficient for the purposes indicated, if completed with the information required by RSA 456-B:7, I:||I. For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity:||State of _______________________||(County) of ____________________||This instrument was acknowledged before me on (date) by (name(s) of person(s))||___________________________||(Signature of notarial officer)||(Seal, if any)||___________________________||Title (and Rank)||[My commission expires: _____]||II. For an acknowledgment in a representative capacity:||State of _______________________||(County) of ____________________||This instrument was acknowledged before me on (date) by (name(s) of person(s)) as (type of authority, e.g., officer, trustee, etc.) of (name of party on behalf of whom instrument was executed).||___________________________||(Signature of notarial officer)||(Seal, if any)||___________________________||Title (and Rank)||[My commission expires: _____]||III. For a verification upon oath or affirmation:||State of _______________________||(County) of ____________________||Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on (date) by (name(s) of person(s) making statement).||___________________________||(Signature of notarial officer)||(Seal, if any)||___________________________||Title (and Rank)||[My commission expires: _____]||IV. For witnessing or attesting a signature:||State of _______________________||(County) of ____________________||Signed or attested before me on (date) by (name(s) of person(s)).||___________________________||(Signature of notarial officer)||(Seal, if any)||___________________________||Title (and Rank)||[My commission expires: _____]||V. For attestation of a copy of a document:||State of _______________________||(County) of ____________________||I certify that this is a true and correct copy of a document in the possession of ____________________.||Dated _______________||___________________________||(Signature of notarial officer)||(Seal, if any)||___________________________||Title (and Rank)||[My commission expires: _____]||VI. For certifying a tangible copy of an electronic record:||State of __________________||(County) of __________________||I certify that this record is a true and correct copy of an electronic record printed by me or under my supervision.||Dated __________________||_________________________||(Signature of notarial officer)||(Seal, if any)||Title (and Rank)||[My commission expires: ________]|||Source. 2005, 118:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. 2021, 206:2, Pt. II, Sec. 9, eff. Feb. 6, 2022.|
NH Rev Stat § 456-B:8-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments|Title 456-B - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|Section 456-B:8-a - Official Stamp; Stamping Device.

    456-B:8-a Official Stamp;  Stamping Device. –||I. The electronic or rubber official stamp of a notary public shall:||(a) Include the information required by RSA 455:3; and||(b) Be capable of being copied together with the record to which it is affixed or attached or with which it is logically associated.||II. 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. On resignation from, or the revocation or expiration of, the notary public's commission, or on the expiration of the date set forth in the stamping device, if any, the notary public shall disable the stamping device by destroying, defacing, damaging, erasing, or securing it against use in a manner that renders it unusable. On the death or adjudication of incompetency of a notary public, the notary public's personal representative or guardian or any other person knowingly in possession of the stamping device shall render it unusable by destroying, defacing, damaging, erasing, or securing it against use in a manner that renders it unusable.||III. If a notary public's stamping device is lost or stolen, the notary public or the notary public's personal representative or guardian shall notify promptly the secretary of state on discovering that the device is lost or stolen.|||Source. 2021, 206:2, Pt. II, Sec. 8, eff. Feb. 6, 2022.|
NH Rev Stat § 456-B:8-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments|Title 456-B - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|Section 456-B:8-b - Notification Regarding Performance of Notarial Act on Electronic Record; Selection of Technology; Rules.

    456-B:8-b Notification Regarding Performance of Notarial Act on Electronic Record;  Selection of Technology;  Rules. –||I. 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.||II. Before a notary public performs the notary public's initial notarial act with respect to an electronic record, a notary public shall notify the secretary of state that the notary public will be performing notarial acts with respect to electronic records and identify the technology the notary public intends to use. If the secretary of state has established standards for approval of technology, the technology shall conform to the standards. If the technology conforms to the standards, the secretary of state shall approve the use of the technology.||III. The secretary of state may adopt rules under RSA 541-A to implement this chapter. Rules adopted regarding the performance of notarial acts with respect to electronic records may not require, or accord greater legal status or effect to, the implementation or application of a specific technology or technical specification.||IV. Unless the secretary of state has adopted a rule establishing standards for tamper-evident technology, a notary public shall attach or logically associate the notary public's official stamp to an electronic record by use of a digital certificate complying with the X.509 standard adopted by the International Telecommunication Union or a similar industry-standard technology.|||Source. 2021, 206:2, Pt. II, Sec. 8, eff. Feb. 6, 2022.|