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Utah Code Title 46. Notarization and Authentication of Documents, Electronic Signatures, and Legal Material § 46-1-4. Bond

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) A notarial commission is not effective until:

(a) the notary named in the commission takes a constitutional oath of office and files a $5,000 bond with the lieutenant governor that:

(i) a licensed surety executes for a term of four years beginning on the commission's effective date and ending on the commission's expiration date; and

(ii) conditions payment of bond funds to any person upon the notary's misconduct while acting in the scope of the notary's commission; and

(b) the lieutenant governor approves the oath and bond described in Subsection (1)(a).

(2) In addition to the requirements described in Subsection (1), a remote notary certification described in Section 46-1-3.5 is not effective until:

(a) the notary named in the remote notary certification files with the lieutenant governor evidence that the notary has obtained $5,000 of bond coverage, in addition to the bond coverage described in Subsection (1)(a), that:

(i) a licensed surety executes for a term that begins on the certification's effective date and ends on the remote notary's commission's expiration date; and

(ii) conditions payment of bond funds to any person upon the remote notary's misconduct while acting in the scope of the remote notary's commission; and

(b) the lieutenant governor approves the additional bond coverage described in Subsection (2)(a).

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