Michigan Laws 55.265 – Definitions; J to R
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 55.265
- Acknowledgment: means a declaration by an individual in the presence of a notary public that he or she has signed a record for the purposes stated in the record and, if the record is signed in a representative capacity, that he or she signed the record with the proper authority and signed it as the act of the person identified in the record. See Michigan Laws 55.263
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Credential analysis: means a process or service by which a third party affirms the validity of an identity document described in section 25(6)(c) through a review of public and proprietary data sources conducted remotely. See Michigan Laws 55.263
- Electronic: means relating to technology that has electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. See Michigan Laws 55.263
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Identity proofing: means a process or service by which a third party provides a notary public with a reasonable means to verify the identity of an individual through a review of personal information from public or proprietary data sources conducted remotely. See Michigan Laws 55.263
- In the presence of: means either of the following:
(i) In the same physical location with and close enough to see, hear, communicate with, and exchange tangible identification credentials with another individual. See Michigan Laws 55.263Information: includes data, text, images, sounds, codes, computer programs, software, and databases. See Michigan Laws 55.263 Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. Notarial act: means any of the following:
(i) An act, whether performed with respect to a tangible or electronic record, that a notary public commissioned in this state is authorized to perform including, but not limited to, taking an acknowledgment, administering an oath or affirmation, taking a verification upon oath or affirmation, or witnessing or attesting a signature performed in compliance with this act. See Michigan Laws 55.265Oath: A promise to tell the truth. oath: shall be construed to include the word "affirmation" in all cases where by law an affirmation may be substituted for an oath; and in like cases the word "sworn" shall be construed to include the word "affirmed". See Michigan Laws 8.3k Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Michigan Laws 55.265 Signature: means an individual's written or printed name, electronic signature, or mark, attached to or logically associated with a contract or other record and executed, adopted, or made by the individual with the intent to sign the record. See Michigan Laws 55.267 State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Michigan Laws 55.267 Verification upon oath or affirmation: means a declaration, made by an individual on oath or affirmation before a notary public, that a statement in a record is true. See Michigan Laws 55.267
As used in this act:
(a) “Jurat” means a certification by a notary public that a signer, whose identity is personally known to the notary public or proven on the basis of satisfactory evidence, has made in the presence of the notary public a voluntary signature and taken an oath or affirmation vouching for the truthfulness of the signed record.
(b) “Lineal ancestor” means an individual who is in the direct line of ascent including, but not limited to, a parent or grandparent.
(c) “Lineal descendant” means an individual who is in the direct line of descent including, but not limited to, a child or grandchild.
(d) “Notarial act” means any of the following:
(i) An act, whether performed with respect to a tangible or electronic record, that a notary public commissioned in this state is authorized to perform including, but not limited to, taking an acknowledgment, administering an oath or affirmation, taking a verification upon oath or affirmation, or witnessing or attesting a signature performed in compliance with this act.
(ii) An act described in subparagraph (i) that is performed in another jurisdiction and meets the requirements of section 25a.
(e) “Notify” means to communicate or send a message by a recognized mail, delivery service, or electronic means.
(f) “Official misconduct” means 1 or more of the following:
(i) The exercise of power or the performance of a duty that is unauthorized, unlawful, abusive, negligent, reckless, or injurious.
(ii) The charging of a fee that exceeds the maximum amount authorized by law.
(g) “Person” means an individual or a corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, partnership, trust, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity.
(h) “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
(i) “Remote electronic notarization platform” means any combination of technology that enables a notary public to perform a notarial act remotely; that allows the notary public to communicate by sight and sound with the individual for whom he or she is performing the notarial act, and witnesses, if applicable, by means of audio and visual communication; and that includes features to conduct credential analysis and identity proofing.
(j) “Revocation” means the termination of a notary public’s commission to perform notarial acts.