Acknowledgments and authentications

  1. Law
  2. Arkansas Code
  3. Public Officers and Employees
  4. Notaries Public
  5. General Provisions
  6. Acknowledgments and authentications

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  1. (a) A notary public may:

    1. (1) Take the proof or the acknowledgment of all instruments of writing relating to commerce and navigation;

    2. (2) Receive and authenticate acknowledgments of deeds, letters of attorney, and other instruments of writing;

    3. (3) Make declarations and protests; and

    4. (4) Certify under his or her official seal the truth of all matters and things done by virtue of his or her office.

  2. (b) A notary public may supervise the making of a photocopy of an original document and attest that the document is a copy if the document is not:

    1. (1) A vital record in this state, another state, a territory of the United States, or another country; or

    2. (2) A public record, if a copy can be made by the custodian of the public record.


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