Arkansas Code Title 21, Chapter 14, Subchapter 1 - General Provisions

• § 21-14-101 - Appointment and Commission.
  (a) (1) The Secretary of State may appoint and commission an individual person as a notary public in this state. (2) Effective January 1,...
• § 21-14-102 - Change of Residence.
  (a) (1) Upon receiving notification of a change of residency, the Secretary of State shall transfer a notary public's appointment and commission to the...
• § 21-14-103 - Change in Personal Information.
  (a) If any notary public has a change in his or her mailing address or status in life that alters the information on record...
• § 21-14-104 - Power and Authority Generally.
  The power and authority of a notary public shall be coextensive with the state for: (1) Swearing witnesses; (2) Taking affidavits; (3) Taking depositions...
• § 21-14-105 - Administration of Oaths.
  Each notary public shall have power to administer oaths in all matters incident to or belonging to the exercise of his or her notarial
• § 21-14-106 - Acknowledgments and Authentications.
  (a) A notary public may: (1) Take the proof or the acknowledgment of all instruments of writing relating to commerce and navigation; (2) Receive...
• § 21-14-107 - Signature -- Seal.
  (a) (1) At the time of notarization, the notary public shall sign his or her official signature in blue or black ink on every...
• § 21-14-108 - Expiration Date of Commission.
  (a) (1) Every notary public shall attach to any certificate of acknowledgment or jurat to an affidavit that he or she may make a...
• § 21-14-109 - Performance of Duties for Corporation.
  (a) It shall be lawful for any notary public who is a stockholder, director, officer, or employee of a bank or other corporation to...
• § 21-14-110 - Admissibility of Acknowledged Instruments.
  All declarations and protests made and acknowledgments taken by a notary public and certified copies of the notary public's records and official papers shall...
• § 21-14-111 - Unlawful Act -- Penalty.
  (a) It is unlawful for any notary public to witness any signature on any instrument unless the notary public either: (1) Witnesses the signing...
• § 21-14-112 - Denial or Revocation of Notary Public Commission.
  (a) The Secretary of State may deny the application of any person for appointment or reappointment or revoke the commission of any notary public...
• § 21-14-113 - Notice of Revocation -- Appeal.
  (a) If the Secretary of State revokes a notary public commission, he or she shall serve the notary public with written notice that explains...
• § 21-14-114 - Rules and Regulations.
  The Secretary of State may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to administer this chapter.

Last modified: November 15, 2016