1-5-622. Authority to refuse to perform notarial act, MCA

Montana Code Annotated 2017

TITLE 1. GENERAL LAWS AND DEFINITIONS

CHAPTER 5. PROOF AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF INSTRUMENTS NOTARIES PUBLIC

Part 6. Notarial Acts

Authority To Refuse To Perform Notarial Act

1-5-622. Authority to refuse to perform notarial act. (1) A notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act if the notarial officer is not satisfied that:

(a) the individual executing the record is competent or has the capacity to execute the record; or

(b) the individual executing the record is signing knowingly or voluntarily.

(2) A notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act unless refusal is prohibited by a law other than as provided in this part.

History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 391, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 275, L. 2017.