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§ 317. Official stamp

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 57 Pa.C.S.A. Notaries PublicEffective: October 26, 2017

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 57 Pa.C.S.A. Notaries Public
Chapter 3. Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 26, 2017
57 Pa.C.S.A. § 317
Formerly cited as PA ST 57 P.S. § 158
§ 317. Official stamp
Currentness
The following shall apply to the official stamp of a notary public:
(1) A notary public shall provide and keep an official seal, which shall be used to authenticate all the acts, instruments and attestations of the notary public. The seal must be a rubber stamp and must show clearly in the following order:
(i) The words “Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.”
(ii) The words “Notary Seal.”
(iii) The name as it appears on the commission of the notary public and the words “Notary Public.”
(iv) The name of the county in which the notary public maintains an office.
(v) The date the notary public's commission expires.
(vi) Any other information required by the department.
(2) The seal must have a maximum height of one inch and width of three and one-half inches, with a plain border.
(3) The seal must be capable of being copied together with the record to which it is affixed or attached or with which it is logically associated.

Credits

2013, Oct. 9, P.L. 609, No. 73, § 2, effective 180 days after published notice of 57 Pa.C.S.A. § 322 course approval at 47 Pa.B. 2518 on April 29, 2017 [Oct. 26, 2017].
57 Pa.C.S.A. § 317, PA ST 57 Pa.C.S.A. § 317
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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