Notarial acts performed in this state shall be performed by:
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Terms Used In Utah Code 57-2a-3
Armed forces: means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Notarial act: means any act a notary public is authorized by state law to perform, including administering oaths and affirmations, taking acknowledgments of documents, and attesting documents. See Utah Code 57-2a-2
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(a)
a judge or court clerk having a seal;
(b)
a notary public; or
(c)
a county clerk or county recorder.
(2)
The following persons authorized under the laws and regulations of other governments may perform notarial acts outside this state for use in this state with the same effect as if performed by a notary public of this state:
(a)
a notary public authorized to perform notarial acts in the place where the act is performed;
(b)
a judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of any court of record in the place where the notarial act is performed;
(c)
an officer of the foreign service of the United States, a consular agent, or any other person authorized by regulation of the United States Department of State to perform notarial acts in the place where the act is performed;
(d)
a commissioned officer in active service with the Armed Forces of the United States and any other person authorized by regulation of the Armed Forces to perform notarial acts if the notarial act is performed for any of his dependents, a merchant seaman of the United States, a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, or any other person serving with or accompanying the Armed Forces of the United States; or
(e)
any other person authorized to perform notarial acts in the place where the act is performed.
