53-503. Notarial acts. - Kansas Statutes

53-503

Chapter 53.--NOTARIES PUBLIC AND COMMISSIONERS Article 5.--NOTARIAL ACTS

      53-503.   Notarial acts.(a) In taking an acknowledgment, the notarialofficer must determine, either from personal knowledge or from satisfactoryevidence, that the person appearing before the officer and making the acknowledgmentis the person whose true signature is on the instrument.

      (b)   In taking a verification upon oath or affirmation, the notarial officermust determine, either from personal knowledge or from satisfactory evidence,that the person appearing before the officer and making the verificationis the person whose true signature is on the statement verified.

      (c)   In witnessing or attesting a signature, the notarial officer mustdetermine, either from personal knowledge or from satisfactory evidence,that the signature is that of the person appearing before the officer andnamed in the instrument.

      (d)   In certifying or attesting a copy of a document or other item, thenotarial officer must determine that the proffered copy is a full, true,and accurate transcription or reproduction of that which was copied.

      (e)   In making or noting a protest of a negotiable instrument the notarialofficer must determine the matters set forth in K.S.A. 84-3-509 and amendments thereto.

      (f)   A notarial officer has satisfactory evidence that a person is theperson whose true signature is on a document if that person is (1) personallyknown to the notarial officer, (2) identified upon the oath or affirmationof a credible witness personally known to the notarial officer or (3) identifiedon the basis of identification documents.

      History:   L. 1984, ch. 201, § 2; July 1.