A. The secretary of state shall maintain an electronic database of notaries public through which a person may verify the authority of a notary public to perform notarial acts.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 41-272

  • Electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic or similar capabilities. See Arizona Laws 41-251
  • notary: means any individual who is commissioned to perform notarial acts by the secretary of state. See Arizona Laws 41-251
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality or any other legal or commercial entity. See Arizona Laws 41-251
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Arizona Laws 41-251

B. The electronic database may indicate whether a notary public has notified the secretary of state that the notary public will be performing notarial acts on electronic records or for remotely located individuals under section 41-263.