2019 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 44 - Trade and Commerce
§ 44-7011; Version 2 Notarization; acknowledgment
44-7011. Notarization; acknowledgment
(L19, Ch. 56, sec. 4. Eff. 7/1/20)
Notwithstanding title 41, chapter 2, article 2, if the law requires a signature or record to be notarized, acknowledged, verified or made under oath, that requirement is satisfied if a notary completes a notarial certificate on the electronic record. That notarial certificate on the electronic record is complete without the imprint or perceivable image of the notary's seal if all of the following apply:
1. The electronic record is signed pursuant to this chapter or section 18-106 in the presence of a notary.
2. The notary reasonably verifies that the electronic signature on the electronic record is the electronic signature executed or adopted by the signer pursuant to this chapter or issued to the signer pursuant to section 18-106.
3. The notary electronically signs with an electronic signature that is consistent with this chapter or any other applicable law.
4. The following information appears electronically within the record electronically signed by the notary:
(a) The notary's full name and commission number exactly as it appears on the notary's commission.
(b) The words " notary public" , " state of Arizona" and " my commission expires on (date)" .
(c) The address of the notary's principal place of contact exactly as it appears on the notary's commission.
(d) The notary's e-mail or other electronic address exactly as it appears on the notary's commission.
