§ 55-118.1. "Notarial acts" defined; who may perform notarial acts outside Commonwealth for use in Commonweal...
For the purposes of this article, "notarial acts" means acts which the laws and regulations of this Commonwealth authorize notaries public of this Commonwealth to perform, including the administering of oaths and affirmations, taking proof of execution and acknowledgments of instruments, and attesting documents. Notarial acts may be performed outside this Commonwealth for use in this Commonwealth with the same effect as if performed by a notary public of this Commonwealth by the following persons authorized pursuant to the laws and regulations of other governments in addition to any other person authorized by the laws and regulations of this Commonwealth:
(1) A notary public authorized to perform notarial acts in the place in which the act is performed;
(2) A judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of any court of record in the place in which the notarial act is performed;
(3) An officer of the foreign service of the United States, a consular agent, or any other person authorized by regulation of the United States Department of State to perform notarial acts in the place in which the act is performed;
(4) A commissioned officer in active service with the armed forces of the United States and any other person authorized by regulation of the armed forces to perform notarial acts if the notarial act is performed for one of the following or his dependents: a merchant seaman of the United States, a member of the armed forces of the United States, or any other person serving with or accompanying the armed forces of the United States; or
(5) Any other person authorized to perform notarial acts in the place in which the act is performed.
(1970, c. 719.)
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