2006 Minnesota Statutes

358.46 FOREIGN NOTARIAL ACTS.
(a) A notarial act has the same effect under the law of this state as if performed by a notarial
officer of this state if performed within the jurisdiction of and under authority of a foreign nation
or its constituent units or a multinational or international organization by any of the following
persons:
(1) a notary public or notary;
(2) a judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court of record; or
(3) any other person authorized by the law of that jurisdiction to perform notarial acts.
(b) An "Apostille" in the form prescribed by the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961,
conclusively establishes that the signature of the notarial officer is genuine and that the officer
holds the indicated office.
(c) A certificate by a foreign service or consular officer of the United States stationed in the
nation under the jurisdiction of which the notarial act was performed, or a certificate by a foreign
service or consular officer of that nation stationed in the United States, conclusively establishes
any matter relating to the authenticity or validity of the notarial act set forth in the certificate.
(d) An official stamp or seal of the person performing the notarial act is prima facie evidence
that the signature is genuine and that the person holds the indicated title.
(e) An official stamp or seal of an officer listed in subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) is prima facie
evidence that a person with the indicated title has authority to perform notarial acts.
(f) If the title of office and indication of authority to perform notarial acts appears either in a
digest of foreign law or in a list customarily used as a source for that information, the authority of
an officer with that title to perform notarial acts is conclusively established.
History: 1985 c 268 s 7