Acknowledgment: means a notarial act in which a notary certifies that a signer, whose identity is personally known to the notary or proven on the basis of satisfactory evidence, has admitted, in the presence of the notary, to voluntarily signing a document for the document's stated purpose. See Utah Code 46-1-2
affirmation: means a notarial act in which a notary certifies that a person made a vow or affirmation in the presence of the notary on penalty of perjury. See Utah Code 46-1-2
Copy certification: means a notarial act in which a notary certifies that a photocopy is an accurate copy of a document that is neither a public record nor publicly recorded. See Utah Code 46-1-2
In the presence of the notary: means that an individual:
(a)
is physically present with the notary in close enough proximity to see and hear the notary; or
(b)
communicates with a remote notary by means of an electronic device or process that:
(i)
allows the individual and remote notary to communicate with one another simultaneously by sight and sound; and
Signature witnessing: means a notarial act in which an individual:
(a)
appears in the presence of the notary and presents a document;
(b)
provides the notary satisfactory evidence of the individual's identity, or is personally known to the notary; and
(c)
signs the document in the presence of the notary. See Utah Code 46-1-2
(a)
a jurat;
(b)
an acknowledgment;
(c)
a signature witnessing;
(d)
a copy certification; and
(e)
an oath or affirmation.
(2)
A notary may not:
(a)
perform an act as a notary that is not described in Subsection (1); or
(b)
perform an act described in Subsection (1) if the individual for whom the notary performs the notarial act is not in the presence of the notary at the time the notary performs the act.
