9E.14 - CERTIFICATE OF NOTARIAL ACTS.
9E.14 CERTIFICATE OF NOTARIAL ACTS.
1. 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
shall include the official stamp or seal of the office. If the
notarial officer is a commissioned officer on active duty in the
military service of the United States, the certificate must also
include the officer's rank.
2. A certificate of a notarial act is sufficient if it meets the
requirements of subsection 1, and is in any of the following forms:
a. The short form set forth in section 9E.15.
b. A form otherwise prescribed by the law of this state,
including those forms set out in chapter 558.
c. A form prescribed by the laws or regulations applicable in
the place in which the notarial act was performed.
d. A form which sets forth the actions of the notarial
officer and those are sufficient to meet the requirements of the
designated notarial act.
3. By executing a certificate of a notarial act, the notarial
officer certifies that the officer has made the determinations
required by section 9E.9. Section History: Recent Form
90 Acts, ch 1205, §7
C91, § 77A.14
C93, § 9E.14
2001 Acts, ch 38, §4; 2001 Acts, ch 176, §45, 46
Referred to in § 9E.15