2004 Minnesota Statutes

     358.42 Notarial acts. 

    (a) In taking an acknowledgment, the notarial officer must 
 determine, either from personal knowledge or from satisfactory 
 evidence, that the person appearing before the officer and 
 making the acknowledgment is the person whose true signature is 
 on the instrument.  

    (b) In taking a verification upon oath or affirmation, the 
 notarial officer must determine, either from personal knowledge 
 or from satisfactory evidence, that the person appearing before 
 the officer and making the verification is the person whose true 
 signature is on the statement verified.  

    (c) In witnessing or attesting a signature the notarial 
 officer must determine, either from personal knowledge or from 
 satisfactory evidence, that the signature is that of the person 
 appearing before the officer and named therein.  

    (d) In certifying or attesting a copy of a document or 
 other item, the notarial officer must determine that the 
 proffered copy is a full, true, and accurate transcription or 
 reproduction of that which was copied.  

    (e) In making or noting a protest of a negotiable 
 instrument the notarial officer must determine the matters set 
 forth in section 336.3-505.  

    (f) A notarial officer has satisfactory evidence that a 
 person is the person whose true signature is on a document if 
 that person (i) is personally known to the notarial officer, 
 (ii) is identified upon the oath or affirmation of a credible 
 witness personally known to the notarial officer, or (iii) is 
 identified on the basis of identification documents.  

    HIST: 1985 c 268 s 3; 1992 c 565 s 113