NJ Notary Public Manual
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1. Purpose of a No- This manual is designed to implement the provisions of P.L. 2021, c.179 and N.J.A.C.
tary Public 17:50. The rules streamline the commissioning process, clarify, and expand upon
the requirements for notarial acts, provide for the use of new technologies for
notarization and enhance the transparency and accountability of the office. In
implementing these improvements, the Department of the Treasury intends to:
foster improved notarial service levels State-wide; place New Jersey on a strong
footing in the notarial practice space nationally; and bolster the reliability and
integrity of New Jersey notarial practices in general. The ultimate beneficiaries of
these advancements will be New Jersey citizens and the State's business and legal
communities that rely on notarial services.
2. Acknowledgment a declaration by an individual before a notarial officer that the individual has signed
a record for the purpose stated in the record and, if the record is signed in a
representative capacity, that the individual signed the record with proper authority
and signed it as the act of the individual or entity identified in the record.
3. Electronic relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electro-
magnetic, or similar capabilities.
4. Electronic Signa- an electronic symbol, sound, or process attached to, or logically associated with, a
ture record and executed or adopted by an individual with the intent to sign the record.
5. In a representa- 1. An authorized officer agent, partner, trustee, or other representative for a person
tive capacity other than an individual;
2. A public officer, personal representative, guardian, or other representative, in the
capacity stated in a record;
3. An agent or attorney-in-fact for a principal; or
4. An authorized representative of another in any other capacity.
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1. Purpose of a No- This manual is designed to implement the provisions of P.L. 2021, c.179 and N.J.A.C.
tary Public 17:50. The rules streamline the commissioning process, clarify, and expand upon
the requirements for notarial acts, provide for the use of new technologies for
notarization and enhance the transparency and accountability of the office. In
implementing these improvements, the Department of the Treasury intends to:
foster improved notarial service levels State-wide; place New Jersey on a strong
footing in the notarial practice space nationally; and bolster the reliability and
integrity of New Jersey notarial practices in general. The ultimate beneficiaries of
these advancements will be New Jersey citizens and the State's business and legal
communities that rely on notarial services.
2. Acknowledgment a declaration by an individual before a notarial officer that the individual has signed
a record for the purpose stated in the record and, if the record is signed in a
representative capacity, that the individual signed the record with proper authority
and signed it as the act of the individual or entity identified in the record.
3. Electronic relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electro-
magnetic, or similar capabilities.
4. Electronic Signa- an electronic symbol, sound, or process attached to, or logically associated with, a
ture record and executed or adopted by an individual with the intent to sign the record.
5. In a representa- 1. An authorized officer agent, partner, trustee, or other representative for a person
tive capacity other than an individual;
2. A public officer, personal representative, guardian, or other representative, in the
capacity stated in a record;
3. An agent or attorney-in-fact for a principal; or
4. An authorized representative of another in any other capacity.
6.
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