The official stamp of a notary public must satisfy all of the following criteria:

Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 140.17

  • Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • 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.
   (1)   Include the notary public’s name, jurisdiction, commission expiration date if applicable, and other information required by the department.
   (2)   Be capable of being copied together with the record to which it is affixed or attached or with which it is logically associated.