Notary services in Michigan

MCL 55.261 et seq.: otarization platform, the notary public shall maintain a journal that records, at a minimum, each of those notarial acts. A notary public shall maintain only 1 journal for the recording of notarial acts and must keep the journal either as a tangible, permanent bound register or in a tamper-evident, permanent electronic format. A notary public shall retain th

MCL 55.261 et seq.: ersonally known to the notary, presents satisfactory evidence of identity to the notary during the video conference, and does not merely transmit it before or after the transaction, to satisfy the requirements of this act and any other applicable law. (d) Subject to subdivision (e), the individual seeking the notary's services affirmatively represents that the individual is physically situated in this state or is physically located outside the geographic boundaries of

MCL 55.261 et seq.: ronic mail address. (b) The applicant's driver license or state personal identification card number. (c) A validated copy of the filing of the bond, if applicable, and oath certificate received from the county clerk. (d) If applicable, a statement showing whether the applicant has previously applied for an appointment as a notary public

MCL 55.261 et seq.: ecified by statute. (6) A notary public may not use the term "notario publico" or any equivalent non-English term in any business card, advertisement, notice, or sign. (7) A notary public shall not perform any notarial act in connection with a transaction if the notary public has a conflict of interest. As used in this subsection, "conflict of interest" means either or both of the following: (a) The not

MCL 55.261 et seq.: ecretary. (2) An application processing fee of $10.00 must accompany an application or be paid electronically under subsection (5). The secretary shall deposit $1.00 of each fee collected under this subsection into the notary education and training fund established in section 17 on a sched

MCL 55.261 et seq.: individual by means of audio and visual communication technology that is part of a remote electronic notarization platform approved under section 26b or 2-way real-time audiovisual technology that meets the requirements under section 26c. History: 2003, Act 238, Eff. Apr. 1, 2004 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 360, Eff. Mar. 12, 2019 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 249, Imd. Eff. Nov. 5, 2020 55.265 Definitions; J to R. Sec. 5. As used in this act: (a) "Jurat" means

MCL 55.261 et seq.: otarization platform, the notary public shall maintain a journal that records, at a minimum, each of those notarial acts. A notary public shall maintain only 1 journal for the recording of notarial acts and must keep the journal either as a tangible, permanent bound register or in a tamper-evident, permanent electronic format. A notary public shall retain th