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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222 – Justices of the Peace, Notaries Public and Commissioners | Midpage
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Massachusetts General Laws
Part III
Title I
Chapter 222
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222
Justices of the Peace, Notaries Public and Commissioners
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Definitions
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Appointment and jurisdiction of justices of the peace and notaries public
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Appointment of commissioners to administer oaths of office; returns; fees
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Appointment of commissioners; term
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Oath; seal
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Powers and duties
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Instructions to commissioner
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Acknowledgment of instrument; printed or typed name; expiration date; official notarial seal or stamp
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Acting as justice or notary after expiration of commission; penalty
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Destruction of notary's records; penalty
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Acknowledgments by persons in armed forces or their dependents
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Exemptions from maintaining journal of notary transactions
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Qualifications; grounds for denial of application for appointment
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Term of commission
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Notarial acts; forms of acknowledgment or certification; when alternate forms may be used
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Notarial acts that should not be performed; prohibited actions by notary public
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Notaries public not licensed to practice law; prohibition from offering legal advice or advertisement as legal specialist; immigration matters; real estate closings
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Violations of chapter; penalties; civil cause of action and remedies; unfair or deceptive act or practice
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Duty to perform notarial act upon payment of fee; exceptions
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Lawfulness, accuracy or truthfulness of document or transition involving notarial act; effect of documents not containing acknowledgement or certification; rules of land court relating to filing of documents
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Advertisements for notarial services in language other than English
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Chronological official journal of notarial acts; contents; exceptions from duty to maintain; examination; safeguarding
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Fees not to be charged for certain notarial acts
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Destruction of notary seals and stamps upon expiration, resignation or revocation of commission; retention of journal and records
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Change of name or address; notice to state secretary
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Revocation of commission
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Tamper-evident technologies to perform notarial acts; recording of documents
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Communication technology for remotely-located principal in a notarial act; limitations and requirements
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Use of personal information obtained under Sec. 28