Sec. 27.
- A notary public shall place his or her signature on every record upon which he or she performs
a notarial act. The notary public shall sign his or her name exactly as his or her name appears on his or her
application for commission as a notary public.
- On each record that a notary public performs a notarial act and immediately near the notary public's
signature, as is practical, the notary public shall print, type, stamp, or otherwise imprint mechanically or
electronically sufficiently clear and legible to be read by the secretary and in a manner capable of
photographic reproduction all of the following in this format or in a similar format that conveys all of the
same information:
- The name of the notary public exactly as it appears on his or her application for commission as a notary
public.
- The statement: "Notary public, State of Michigan, County of __________.".
- The statement: "My commission expires __________.".
- If performing a notarial act in a county other than the county of commission, the statement: "Acting in
the County of __________.".
- The date the notarial act was performed.
- A notary public may use a stamp, seal, or electronic process that contains all of the information
required by subsection (2). However, the stamp, seal, or electronic process shall not be used in a manner that
renders anything illegible on the record being notarized. An embosser alone or any other method that cannot
be reproduced shall not be used.
- The illegibility of the statements required in subsection (2) does not affect the validity of the
transaction or record that was notarized.
History: 2003, Act 238, Eff. Apr. 1, 2004;ľAm. 2006, Act 155, Imd. Eff. May 26, 2006.
