New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL
Chapter 50 - NOTARY PUBLIC RULES
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 17:50-1.8 - Certificates and stamps
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) All notarial acts shall be evidenced by a certificate and stamped by the notary public.
(b) Certificates shall:
(c) A certificate of a notarial act is sufficient if it meets the requirements at (a) above and:
(d) A notarial officer may not affix the officer's signature to, or logically associate it with, a certificate until the notarial act has been performed.
(e) If a notarial act regarding a tangible record is performed, a certificate shall be part of, or attached to, the record.
(f) If a notarial act regarding an electronic record is performed, the certificate shall be affixed to, or logically associated with, the electronic record.
(g) The official stamp of a notary public shall:
(h) If a notarial act regarding a tangible record is performed by a notary public, an official stamp shall be affixed to or embossed on the certificate near the signature of the notary public to be clear and readable.
(i) If a notarial act regarding an electronic record is performed by a notary public and the certificate
contains the information specified at (b) above, an official stamp must be attached to or logically associated with the certificate.
(j) Stamping device. A notary public is responsible for the security of the stamping device used by the notary public and may not allow another individual to use the device to perform a notarial act, except at the specific instruction of a notary public who cannot physically use the stamping device.
(k) The stamping device is the property of the notary public and not of the notary public's employer, even if the employer paid for the stamping device.
(l) If the stamping device used by the notary public is lost or stolen, the notary public or the notary public's personal representative shall notify the State Treasurer at http://www.nj.gov/treasury/revenue/revgencode.shtml of the loss or theft within 10 calendar days.