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(a) Notaries public may take acknowledgments of deeds and other instruments, administer oaths and affirmations, and perform such other acts as may be authorized by law.\n(b) No notary public shall certify, attest or take an oath or acknowledgment for or to an instrument to which he is an interested party.\n(c) Each notary public shall administer the oath or inquire of each person executing a document as to the truth and authenticity of such document; and shall request identification of the person(s) requiring his or her notarial services. Failure to do so shall subject the notary public to an administrative fine of $100.00 or to revocation of his or her commission, or both, by and in the discretion of the Lieutenant Governor.