RCW 42.45.020Authority to perform notarial act.(1) A notarial officer may perform a notarial act authorized by this chapter or by law of this state other than this chapter.(2)(a) A notarial officer may not perform a notarial act with respect to a record to which the officer or the officer's spouse or domestic partner is a party, or in which any of the above have a direct beneficial interest.(b) A notarial officer may not notarize the notarial officer's own signature.(c) A notarial act performed in violation of this subsection (2) is voidable.(3) A notarial officer may certify that a tangible copy of an electronic record is an accurate copy of the electronic record.[ 2019 c 154 s 2; 2017 c 281 s 4.]NOTES:Effective date—2019 c 154: See note following RCW 42.45.280.
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