2017 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 64 - NOTARIES PUBLIC
64-105.02 Notarization; when.
64-105.02. Notarization; when.
(1) A notary public may certify the affixation of a signature by mark on a document presented for notarization if:
(a) The mark is affixed in the presence of the notary public and of two witnesses unaffected by the document;
(b) Both witnesses sign their own names beside the mark;
(c) The notary public writes below the mark: "Mark affixed by (name of signer by mark) in presence of (names and addresses of witnesses) and undersigned notary public"; and
(d) The notary public notarizes the signature by mark through an acknowledgment, jurat, or signature witnessing.
(2) A notary public may sign the name of a person physically unable to sign or make a mark on a document presented for notarization if:
(a) The person directs the notary public to do so in the presence of two witnesses unaffected by the document;
(b) The notary public signs the person's name in the presence of the person and the witnesses;
(c) Both witnesses sign their own names beside the signature;
(d) The notary public writes below the signature: "Signature affixed by notary public in the presence of (names and addresses of person and two witnesses)"; and
(e) The notary public notarizes the signature through an acknowledgment, jurat, or signature witnessing.
Source
- Laws 2004, LB 315, ยง 8.
