(a) A person commits the offense of failure to authenticate with a certification statement if the person is a commissioned notary public and knowingly performs a notarial act with respect to a document and fails to include any of the following in the notary certification:
- (1) Date of notarization and signature of the notary public;
- (2) The printed name, date of expiration, and stamp or seal of the notary public; and
- (3) Identification of the jurisdiction in which the notarial act is performed.
- (b) If a notarial act regarding a tangible record is performed by a notary public, an official stamp shall be stamped, impressed, or attached on the certificate. If a notarial act is performed regarding a tangible record by a notary public and the certificate contains the information specified in this section, an official stamp shall be affixed to the certificate. If a notarial act regarding an electronic record is performed by a notary public and the certificate contains the information specified in this section, an official stamp shall be attached to or logically associated with the certificate.
- (c) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced in accordance with chapter 706.
- (d) A conviction under this section shall result in the automatic revocation of the notary public's commission.
[L 2008, c 175, pt of §2; am L 2020, c 54, §19]