§456-21 Failure to authenticate with a certification statement. (a) A person commits the offense of failure to authenticate with a certification statement if the person is a commissioned notary public and knowingly performs a notarial act with respect to a document and fails to include any of the following in the notary certification:
(1) Date of notarization and signature of the notary public;
(2) The printed name, date of expiration, and stamp or seal of the notary public; and
(3) Identification of the jurisdiction in which the notarial act is performed.
(b) If a notarial act regarding a tangible record is performed by a notary public, an official stamp shall be stamped, impressed, or attached on the certificate. If a notarial act is performed regarding a tangible record by a notary public and the certificate contains the information specified in this section, an official stamp shall be affixed to the certificate. If a notarial act regarding an electronic record is performed by a notary public and the certificate contains the information specified in this section, an official stamp shall be attached to or logically associated with the certificate.
(c) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced in accordance with chapter 706.
(d) A conviction under this section shall result in the automatic revocation of the notary public's commission. [L 2008, c 175, pt of §2; am L 2020, c 54, §19]