16. Authority to Perform Notarial Act.

a. A notarial officer may perform a notarial act authorized by P.L.1979, c.460 (C. 52:7-10 et seq.), as amended and supplemented by P.L.2021, c.179 (C. 59:7-10.1 et al.), and any other applicable law.

b. A notarial officer may not perform a notarial act with respect to a record to which the officer or the officer’s spouse or civil union partner is a party, or in which either of them has a direct beneficial interest. A notarial act performed in violation of this subsection is voidable.

c. A notarial officer may certify that a tangible copy of an electronic record is an accurate copy of the electronic record.

L.2021, c.179, s.16.