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Title 4 - §951. Seal; authority to administer oaths

Title 4: JUDICIARY
Chapter 19: NOTARIES PUBLIC
§951. Seal; authority to administer oaths

A notary public may keep a seal of office, engraved with the notary public's name exactly as it appears on the notary public's commission, and the words "Notary Public" and "Maine" or its abbreviation "Me.," with the arms of state or such other device as the notary public chooses. When a notary public who has obtained a seal of office resigns, or the notary public's commission is revoked or expires, the notary public or heirs shall destroy the official seal or send it to the Secretary of State for destruction. When authorized by the laws of this State or of any other state or country to do any official act, the notary public may administer any oath necessary to the completion or validity of the act. [1991, c. 465, §3 (amd).]

Section History:
PL 1981,
Ch. 456,
§A7 (AMD).
PL 1989,
Ch. 501,
§L1 (AMD).
PL 1989,
Ch. 600,
§A1 (AMD).
PL 1991,
Ch. 465,
§3 (AMD).
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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007 Title 4 - §952. Protests of losses; record and copies

Title 4: JUDICIARY
Chapter 19: NOTARIES PUBLIC
§952. Protests of losses; record and copies

When requested, every notary public shall enter on record all losses or damages sustained or apprehended by sea or land, and all averages and such other matters as, by mercantile usage, appertain to his office, grant warrants of survey on vessels, and all facts, extracts from documents and circumstances so noted shall be signed and sworn to by all the persons appearing to protest. He shall note, extend and record the protest so made, and grant authenticated copies thereof, under his signature and notarial seal, to those who request and pay for them.
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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007 Title 4 - §953. Demand and notice on bills and notes

Title 4: JUDICIARY
Chapter 19: NOTARIES PUBLIC
§953. Demand and notice on bills and notes

Any notary public may, in behalf of any person interested, present any bill of exchange or other negotiable paper for acceptance or payment to any party liable therefor, notify indorsers or other parties thereto, record and certify all contracts usually recorded or certified by notaries, and in general, do all acts which may be done by notaries public according to the usages of merchants and authorized by law. He shall record all mercantile and marine protests by him noted and done in his official capacity. [1981, c. 456, Pt. A, § 8 (amd).]

Section History:
PL 1981,
Ch. 456,
§A8 (AMD).
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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007 Title 4 - §954-A. Conflict of interest if notary related

Title 4: JUDICIARY
Chapter 19: NOTARIES PUBLIC
§954-A. Conflict of interest if notary related

A notary public may not perform any notarial act for any person if that person is the notary public's spouse, parent, sibling, child, spouse's parent, spouse's sibling, spouse's child or child's spouse, except that a notary public may solemnize the marriage of the notary public's parent, sibling, child, spouse's parent, spouse's sibling or spouse's child. This section does not affect or apply to notarial acts performed before August 4, 1988. [1999, c. 425, §1 (amd).]

Section History:
PL 1987,
Ch. 573,
§1 (NEW).
PL 1989,
Ch. 137,
§ (AMD).
RR 1997,
Ch. 2,
§6 (COR).
PL 1999,
Ch. 425,
§1 (AMD).
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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007 Title 4 - §954. Acts of notary who is interested in corporation

Title 4: JUDICIARY
Chapter 19: NOTARIES PUBLIC
§954. Acts of notary who is interested in corporation

Any notary public who is a stockholder, director, officer or employee of a bank or other corporation may take the acknowledgement of any party to any written instrument executed to or by such corporation, or may administer an oath to any other stockholder, director, officer, employee or agent of such corporation, or may protest for nonacceptance or nonpayment bills of exchange, drafts, checks, notes and other negotiable instruments which may be owned or held for collection by such bank or other corporation. It shall be unlawful for any notary public to take the acknowledgment of an instrument by or to a bank or other corporation of which he is a stockholder, director, officer or employee where such notary is a party to such instrument, either individually or as a representative of such bank or other corporation, or to protest any negotiable instrument owned or held for collection by such bank or other corporation, where such notary is individually a party to such instrument.
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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007 Title 4 - §955-A. Removal from office (REPEALED)

Title 4: JUDICIARY
Chapter 19: NOTARIES PUBLIC
§955-A. Removal from office (REPEALED)

Section History:
PL 1965,
Ch. 74,
§ (NEW).
PL 1975,
Ch. 771,
§22 (AMD).
PL 1977,
Ch. 694,
§3,4 (AMD).
PL 1981,
Ch. 456,
§A10 (AMD).
PL 1987,
Ch. 573,
§2 (RPR).
PL 1997,
Ch. 712,
§1 (RP ).
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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007 Title 4 - §955-B. Maintenance of records

Title 4: JUDICIARY
Chapter 19: NOTARIES PUBLIC
§955-B. Maintenance of records

The Secretary of State shall recommend that every notary public keep and maintain records of all notarial acts performed. The notary shall safeguard and retain exclusive custody of these records. The notary may not surrender the records to another notary or to an employer. The records may be inspected in the notary's presence by any individual whose identity is personally known to the notary or is proven on the basis of satisfactory evidence and who specifies the notarial act to be examined. [1993, c. 485, §1 (amd).]

Section History:
PL 1987,
Ch. 573,
§3 (NEW).
PL 1991,
Ch. 465,
§4 (AMD).
PL 1993,
Ch. 485,
§1 (AMD).
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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007 Title 4 - §955-C. Disciplinary action; grounds; procedure; complaints

Title 4: JUDICIARY
Chapter 19: NOTARIES PUBLIC
§955-C. Disciplinary action; grounds; procedure; complaints

1. Grounds. The Secretary of State may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew the commission of a notary public in the State. The Secretary of State's actions may be based on any of the following grounds:

A. The notary public has performed in an improper manner any duty imposed upon the notary public by law; [1997, c. 712, §2 (new).]

B. The notary public has performed acts not authorized by law; [1997, c. 712, §2 (new).]

C. The notary public is in violation of section 954-A; or [1997, c. 712, §2 (new).]

D. The notary public has been convicted of a crime as defined by rules adopted by the Secretary of State. These rules must provide that a conviction for perjury, false swearing, bribery, corrupt practices or forgery or related offenses may be a basis for the Secretary of State to suspend, revoke or refuse to renew the commission of a notary public. Rules adopted pursuant to this paragraph are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A. [1997, c. 712, §2 (new).]

[1997, c. 712, §2 (new).]

2. Procedure. A notary public commission may not be suspended, revoked or refused for renewal for the reasons set forth in subsection 1 without prior written notice and opportunity for hearing. A notary public commission may not be suspended, revoked or refused for renewal under this section except by a decision by the Secretary of State or the Secretary of State's designee. [1997, c. 712, §2 (new).]

3. Complaints. Any person may file a complaint with the Secretary of State seeking disciplinary action against a notary public. Complaints must be in writing in a form prescribed by the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State may also bring a complaint against a notary public if the Secretary of State determines that the notary public may have violated the provisions of subsection 1. If the Secretary of State determines that a complaint alleges facts that, if true, would require revocation, suspension or nonrenewal of commission or other disciplinary action, the Secretary of State shall conduct a hearing pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act. Whenever the Secretary of State establishes that a complaint does not state facts that warrant a hearing, the complaint may be dismissed. Persons making complaints must be advised in writing of all formal decisions made by the Secretary of State regarding that complaint. Any person whose notary public commission has been suspended, revoked or refused for renewal may apply to the Secretary of State in writing for the reinstatement of the notary public commission or as set by rule for convictions pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph D at a time specified in the decision of the Secretary of State, and, in the case of revocation, any person may apply for a new commission one year from the date of the Secretary of State's original action. [1997, c. 712, §2 (new).]

Section History:
PL 1997,
Ch. 712,
§2 (NEW).
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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007 Title 4 - §955. Copies; evidence

Title 4: JUDICIARY
Chapter 19: NOTARIES PUBLIC
§955. Copies; evidence

The protest of any foreign or inland bill of exchange, promissory note or order, and all copies or certificates by him granted shall be under his hand and shall be received in all courts as legal evidence of the transactions and as to the notice given to the drawer or indorser and of all facts therein contained. [1981, c. 456, Pt. A, § 9 (amd).]

Section History:
PL 1981,
Ch. 456,
§A9 (AMD).
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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007 Title 4 - §956. Resignation or removal; deposit of records

Title 4: JUDICIARY
Chapter 19: NOTARIES PUBLIC
§956. Resignation or removal; deposit of records

The Secretary of State shall recommend that, on the resignation or removal from office of any notary public, the notary's records be transferred to the custody of the State Archivist. [1993, c. 485, §2 (amd).]

Section History:
PL 1993,
Ch. 485,
§2 (AMD).
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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007 Title 4 - §957. Injury or concealment of records

Title 4: JUDICIARY
Chapter 19: NOTARIES PUBLIC
§957. Injury or concealment of records

Whoever knowingly destroys, defaces or conceals such record forfeits not less than $200 nor more than $1,000, and is liable for damages to any person injured in a civil action.
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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007 Title 4 - §958. Fees for protest and appropriation of penalties

Title 4: JUDICIARY
Chapter 19: NOTARIES PUBLIC
§958. Fees for protest and appropriation of penalties

For each protest of a bill or note, notifying parties, making his certificate thereof in due form and recording his proceedings, a notary public shall receive $1.50. All penalties provided in sections 956 and 957 accrue 12 to the State and 12 to the prosecutor.
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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007 Title 4 - §959. Grandfather clause; seal; records (REPEALED)

Title 4: JUDICIARY
Chapter 19: NOTARIES PUBLIC
§959. Grandfather clause; seal; records (REPEALED)

Section History:
PL 1991,
Ch. 465,
§5 (NEW).
PL 1999,
Ch. 425,
§2 (RP ).
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State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007

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