Montana Code 1-5-616. Official signature and stamp
1-5-616. Official signature and stamp. (1) The official signature of a notary public must:
Terms Used In Montana Code 1-5-616
- Electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. See Montana Code 1-5-602
- notary: means an individual commissioned to perform a notarial act by the secretary of state. See Montana Code 1-5-602
- Official stamp: means a physical image affixed to or embossed on a tangible record or an electronic image attached to or logically associated with an electronic record. See Montana Code 1-5-602
- 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 Montana Code 1-5-602
- Signature: means a tangible symbol or an electronic signature that evidences the signing of a record. See Montana Code 1-5-602
- 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 Montana Code 1-5-602
(a)be filed with the secretary of state on a form prescribed by the secretary of state;
(b)be reasonably similar to the official signature on file with the secretary of state;
(c)if executed on a tangible record, be in blue or black ink;
(d)if executed on an electronic record, be an electronic image of the official signature submitted to the secretary of state; and
(e)be affixed to all tangible and electronic records.
(2)The official stamp of a notary public must:
(a)include the notary public’s name, title, city of residence, commission expiration date, or other information required by the secretary of state;
(b)if a physical image, be in blue or black ink in a format prescribed by the secretary of state and capable of being copied together with the record to which the official stamp is affixed or attached or with which the official stamp is logically associated;
(c)if an electronic image, be the same format, color, content, and approximate size as the tangible official stamp and capable of being copied together with the record to which the official stamp is affixed or attached or with which the official stamp is logically associated.