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21-14-201. Definitions.
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21-14-201. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1)(A) “Commercial document” means any instrument, certificate, report, billing, affidavit, or other document which is required to bear a notary certificate by the terms of a purchase order, contract, bid specification, construction standard, testing standard, or other commercial standard, specification, or practice.
(B) The term “commercial document” shall not include any deed or other instrument in writing for the conveyance of any real estate or by which any real estate may be affected in law or equity;
(2) “Facsimile seal” means the reproduction by engraving, imprinting, stamping, or other means of the seal of office of a notary public, containing the information described in § 21-14-107(b)(2); and
(3) “Facsimile signature” means the reproduction by engraving, imprinting, stamping, or other means of a manual signature of a notary public.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 21-14-201
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21-14-201. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1)(A) “Commercial document” means any instrument, certificate, report, billing, affidavit, or other document which is required to bear a notary certificate by the terms of a purchase order, contract, bid specification, construction standard, testing standard, or other commercial standard, specification, or practice.
(B) The term “commercial document” shall not include any deed or other instrument in writing for the conveyance of any real estate or by which any real estate may be affected in law or equity;
(2) “Facsimile seal” means the reproduction by engraving, imprinting, stamping, or other means of the seal of office of a notary public, containing the information described in § 21-14-107(b)(2); and
(3) “Facsimile signature” means the reproduction by engraving, imprinting, stamping, or other means of a manual signature of a notary public.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
21-14-107. Signature — Seal.
(a)(1) At the time of notarization, the notary public shall sign his or her official signature in blue or black ink on every notary certificate.
(2) The official signature is the signature on file with the Secretary of State at the time of signing.
(3) A notary public may refuse to perform a notarial act for any reason, including when the principal:
(A) Does not appear to understand the nature of the transaction that requires the notarial act;
(B) Does not appear to be acting of his or her own free will;
(C) Lacks the ability to sign a notarial document using letters or characters of a language that is understood by the notary public; or
(D) Is not able to communicate directly with the notary public in a language understood by the principal and the notary public.
(4)(A) A signature by mark on a notarial document is legal for the purposes of executing the notarial document if the mark is:
(i) Made by a person who at the time of signature lacks the ability to write or sign his or her name; and
(ii) Witnessed by at least one (1) disinterested person.
(B) The notary public shall write below a signature by mark:
“Mark affixed by (Name of signer by mark) in the presence of (name(s) of witnesses)”.
(5) When a principal is physically unable to sign or make a mark on a notarial document, a disinterested third party may sign the name of the principal if:
(A) The principal directs the disinterested third party to sign the name of the principal in the presence of two (2) disinterested witnesses;
(B) The disinterested third party signs the name of the principal in the presence of the notary public, the principal, and the disinterested witnesses;
(C) Each disinterested witness signs his or her own name beside the signature;
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 21-14-107
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 21-14-107. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.