{"id":2712,"date":"2016-07-02T14:50:28","date_gmt":"2016-07-02T20:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/?p=2712"},"modified":"2020-02-21T17:21:02","modified_gmt":"2020-02-22T00:21:02","slug":"notarizing-out-of-state-documents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/notarizing-out-of-state-documents\/","title":{"rendered":"Notarizing Out-of-State Documents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/notarizing-out-of-state-documents\/#Notarizing_Out-of-State_Documents\" >Notarizing Out-of-State Documents<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/notarizing-out-of-state-documents\/#Notary_Certificate_Must_Include_All_Required_Elements\" >Notary Certificate Must Include All Required Elements<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/notarizing-out-of-state-documents\/#Recognizing_Notarial_Acts_in_Out-of-State_Documents\" >Recognizing Notarial Acts in Out-of-State Documents<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/notarizing-out-of-state-documents\/#Alternate_Forms_of_Acknowledgment_Accepted_in_Out-of-State_Documents\" >Alternate Forms of Acknowledgment Accepted in Out-of-State Documents<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/notarizing-out-of-state-documents\/#Public_Records_Requirements\" >Public Records Requirements<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/notarizing-out-of-state-documents\/#Beware_of_Potential_Compliance_Problems\" >Beware of Potential Compliance Problems<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/notarizing-out-of-state-documents\/#Full_Faith_and_Credit_Clause\" >Full Faith and Credit Clause<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/notarizing-out-of-state-documents\/#Compatibility_Statutes_for_Out-of-State_Documents\" >Compatibility Statutes for Out-of-State Documents<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/notarizing-out-of-state-documents\/#Image_Credits\" >Image Credits<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Notarizing_Out-of-State_Documents\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-2715 alignleft\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Map-United-States-with-state-names-320x200.jpg\" alt=\"Map United States with state names\" width=\"320\" height=\"200\" \/>Notarizing Out-of-State Documents<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A <strong>Colorado<\/strong> <strong>notary<\/strong> may\u00a0notarize <strong>out-of-state\u00a0documents<\/strong>, as long as the notary is completing the notary act within his\/her authorized geographical boundaries, and according to the laws of Colorado. Notary laws vary by state. The notary does not need to know or follow the notary laws of the receiving <strong>jurisdiction<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Colorado notary takes an <strong>affirmation<\/strong> of office to follow the notary law of Colorado, not the law of other jurisdictions. \u00a0A Colorado notary may also notarize <strong>federal<\/strong> documents and documents from <strong>foreign<\/strong> countries.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1699\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Colorado_Notary_Law_200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Colorado Notary Law\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Notary_Certificate_Must_Include_All_Required_Elements\"><\/span>Notary Certificate Must Include All Required Elements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Questions arise when the pre-printed wording in\u00a0<strong>notarial certificates<\/strong> included in out-of-state documents is different from the normal wording used in Colorado notarial certificates. If the included notarial certificate contains different wording or additional wording, the notary must make sure that all <strong>required elements<\/strong> for Colorado are included in the certificate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Prohibited wording<\/strong> is not allowed, all facts stated must\u00a0be true and correct, and the notary must not notarize his\/her\u00a0own signature.\u00a0The signer of the document must appear before the notary\u00a0to acknowledge or sign the document.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Recognizing_Notarial_Acts_in_Out-of-State_Documents\"><\/span>Recognizing Notarial Acts in Out-of-State Documents<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the <strong>Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act<\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>URAA<\/strong>), adopted by 14\u00a0states, under CRS 12-55-203, notarial acts may be performed outside of Colorado, for use in Colorado, by the following\u00a0officials:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: justify;\"><em>a notary public,\u00a0judge,\u00a0clerk or deputy clerk of any court,\u00a0officer of the foreign service of the U.S., a consular agent,\u00a0any other person authorized by the U.S. Department of State to perform notarial acts,\u00a0a commissioned officer in active service, any other person authorized by the armed forces to perform notarial acts if the act is performed for a member of the armed forces, or any other person authorized to perform notarial acts in the place\u00a0in which the act is performed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Twelve states follow the <strong>Uniform Law on Notarial Acts<\/strong> (<strong>ULONA<\/strong> or revised<strong> RULONA<\/strong>), or other acts, which have similar provisions for accepting out-of-state documents by\u00a0authorized officials. RULONA states that a\u00a0notarial act performed by an authorized notarial officer in another state, or\u00a0performed under <strong>federal law<\/strong>, or under the authority of a federally recognized <strong>Indian tribe<\/strong>, has the same effect under the law as if performed by an authorized notarial officer of a\u00a0RULONA state.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Alternate_Forms_of_Acknowledgment_Accepted_in_Out-of-State_Documents\"><\/span>Alternate Forms of Acknowledgment Accepted in Out-of-State Documents<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Colorado, the URAA, in\u00a0CRS 12-55-208 states, in addition to the statutory <strong>short forms<\/strong> of <strong>acknowledgment<\/strong> listed, the use of other forms of acknowledgment is <strong>not precluded<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Additional notarial elements that are sometimes requested are the official&#8217;s title or rank, notary&#8217;s place of <strong>residence<\/strong>, and notary <strong>ID number<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A <strong>California<\/strong> <strong>all-purpose acknowledgment<\/strong> includes a consumer disclosure notice, &#8220;<em>A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It also includes a <strong>perjury clause<\/strong> for the notary, &#8220;<em>I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the <strong>State of California<\/strong> that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The extra wording in the California acknowledgment is not required under Colorado law and is not prohibited. \u00a0It may be crossed out, or the word California may be replaced with Colorado.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If the included notarial certificate does not comply with the notary laws for Colorado, the notary\u00a0can make a <strong>correction<\/strong> by crossing out the inappropriate wording, inserting the correct wording, and adding the notary&#8217;s\u00a0initials and date. Or, the notary\u00a0can draw a <strong>diagonal line<\/strong> through the unused, incorrect certificate, attach a <strong>loose certificate<\/strong> with the correct wording, and add a note &#8220;<em>see attached notarial certificate<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For <strong>security<\/strong>, the loose certificate should include a description of the document, the document date, and the number of pages. The notary should\u00a0<strong>staple<\/strong> the loose certificate securely to the document, and make a note in the notary journal that a loose certificate was attached.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Public_Records_Requirements\"><\/span>Public Records Requirements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For out-of-state documents that will be recorded in <strong>public records<\/strong>, such as <strong>real estate deeds<\/strong>, the county clerk and recorder may <strong>reject<\/strong> documents that do not follow local requirements for document recording.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To avoid document rejection problems, the notary should <strong>accommodate<\/strong> requests to follow recording procedures, as long as they do not violate notary laws. Do not place\u00a0the notary stamp, seal, signature or other writing in the 1-inch\u00a0<strong>document margin<\/strong>. <strong>Notary stamp impressions<\/strong>\u00a0and writing\u00a0must be clear and <strong>legible<\/strong>. Names of signers must be spelled correctly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Any loose notarial certificate must be\u00a0the same size as other document pages, should follow the signature page, must be legible for reproduction, and should be attached in the same place and manner as other pages. \u00a0Choose a selection for every option presented in the notarial certificate such as signer\/signers,\u00a0is\/are, I\/we, he\/she, his\/her.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Use a dark <strong>ink<\/strong>, preferably blue, for signatures and initials, to distinguish an original document from a copy. Avoid making corrections. \u00a0If corrections are needed, have the signer initial corrections in the document. \u00a0The notary should initial corrections in the notarial certificate or attach a corrected notarial certificate.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Beware_of_Potential_Compliance_Problems\"><\/span>Beware of Potential Compliance Problems<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>venue<\/strong> in the notarial certificate must show the state and county where the document was notarized, not where the out-of-state document is going or where it will be recorded. If an incorrect venue is already filled in, the notary must cross out the incorrect venue, add the correct venue, and initial and date the correction.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some state laws require <strong>exact wording<\/strong> to be used in a notarial certificate, no alternative wording is allowed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some states prohibit the use of a <strong>hybrid certificate<\/strong>, which combines elements of an <strong>acknowledgment<\/strong> and a <strong>jurat<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some states do not require a notary to use an <strong>embossed seal<\/strong> or <strong>rubber stamp<\/strong>. But the laws in the receiving state may require a seal or stamp.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some states authorize notarial acts that\u00a0are <strong>not authorized<\/strong> in other states. These acts include making a certified copy of a document, performing a marriage, notarizing for a family member, signature witnessing, taking a deposition, proof of execution, notice of dishonor, protest for non-payment of negotiable instrument, marine protest, certification that an act or event has occurred, vehicle identification number (VIN) verification, safe deposit box content verification, and others.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Full_Faith_and_Credit_Clause\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-793\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Constitution-We-the-People_150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Constitution We the People\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Full Faith and Credit Clause<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Article IV, Section 1 of\u00a0the <strong>U.S. Constitution<\/strong> is known as the &#8220;<strong>Full Faith and Credit Clause<\/strong>&#8220;. It reads, &#8220;<em>Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records, and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Its purpose is to extend <strong>recognition<\/strong> and <strong>enforcement<\/strong> to rights claimed by individuals by virtue of the laws, public records or judicial decisions of another state or \u201cjurisdiction\u201d. This helps to harmonize interstate commerce by unifying acceptance of public acts and records across the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Under the doctrine of <strong>states&#8217; rights<\/strong>, any political rights or powers that are not specifically enumerated in the Constitution to the exclusive or shared concurrent authority of the federal government are retained by the individual states or the people. The <strong>Tenth Amendment<\/strong>, part of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/u-s-constitution-bill-of-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Bill of Rights<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, states: &#8220;<em>The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The U.S. Constitution does not mention notaries.\u00a0 Each state is free to write its own notary laws.\u00a0 Notaries are state officials and take an oath of office to follow the notary laws of their home state, even if the document originated in or is going to another state. The notary is not required to know or follow the notary laws of other states.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some state laws expressly accept notarial acts done out-of-state under the full faith and credit clause, while other state laws are silent on the subject and interstate acceptance is implied.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Under federal law, 28 U.S. Code \u00a7\u202f1738, <em>State and Territorial statutes and judicial proceedings; full faith and credit<\/em>, the authenticated laws, court records and judicial proceedings of one state shall have the same full faith and credit in every court within the United States as they have by law or usage in the courts of the originating state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Notary law expert, speaker, and author Michael Closen states in his book, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/professor-closens-notary-best-practices-guide-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>Professor Closen&#8217;s Notary Best Practices<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/span>, Chapter 27, <strong>Interstate Recognition of Notarial Acts<\/strong>, that this matter has never been decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. But, he and other notary experts and judges believe that a notarization performed lawfully and correctly under the laws of one state must be recognized in another state, and no authorities are known to disagree.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Under the <strong>Supremacy Clause<\/strong>, Article VI, Clause 2, the U.S. Constitution and federal laws written in pursuance thereof are the <strong>supreme law of the land<\/strong> and have the highest legal authority, superior to state notary laws.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Citation: In a noted 1912 case (Nicholson v. Eureka Lumber, 160 NC 33; 75 SE 730 [NC 1912]), the principle of full faith and credit was recognized when North Carolina accepted a notarization lawfully performed by a female notary in Texas when North Carolina did not allow women to serve as notaries at that time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The court ruled &#8220;<em>When the certificate of a notary public is sent to this state from another under a notarial seal, our courts cannot go back of it to inquire into the qualifications of the officer. It cannot be doubted that a notary public is a public office, and full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Legislation: In December 2006, during the George W. Bush presidency, the House of the 109th U.S. Congress passed H.R. 1458, <em>To require any Federal or State court to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located when such notarization occurs in or affects <strong>interstate commerce<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 The matter died when the Senate took no further action and the session adjourned on January 3rd.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Compatibility_Statutes_for_Out-of-State_Documents\"><\/span>Compatibility Statutes for Out-of-State Documents<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some states include <strong>compatibility laws<\/strong> that describe conditions for accepting notary acts done out-of-state. To avoid <strong>document rejection<\/strong>, an <strong>accommodation<\/strong> may be made to follow the conditions required by the receiving state or county, if\u00a0the required conditions do not violate the laws of the notary&#8217;s state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If a\u00a0customer is requesting the notary to make an accommodation\u00a0to follow required conditions at the receiving jurisdiction, the customer should provide the notary with a copy of the text of the relevant law or the statute number for research and review.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Notaries should follow the law and act with <strong>reasonable care<\/strong> when notarizing\u00a0out-of-state documents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Disclaimer<\/b>: This information is for educational purposes only, and is not legal advice.\u00a0 For legal advice, contact an experienced attorney.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Visit our website for <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/mobile-notary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-slimstat-async=\"false\" data-slimstat-callback=\"false\" data-slimstat-tracking=\"false\" data-slimstat-type=\"2\" data-slimstat-clicked=\"false\">Colorado Springs Mobile Notary<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0services or <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/colorado-notary-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-slimstat-async=\"false\" data-slimstat-callback=\"false\" data-slimstat-tracking=\"false\" data-slimstat-type=\"2\" data-slimstat-clicked=\"false\">Colorado Notary Training<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>classes.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Image_Credits\"><\/span>Image Credits<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">USA Map of states, Wikimedia Commons, [CC BY-SA 3.0] creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/deed.en<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">We The People, U.S. Constitution<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a9 Copyright 2016\u00a0 ABC Legal Docs, LLC\u00a0 All rights reserved.\u00a0 Do not copy.\u00a0 Citations welcome.\u00a0 Terms of Use apply.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Notarizing Out-of-State Documents A Colorado notary may\u00a0notarize out-of-state\u00a0documents, as long as the notary is completing the notary act within his\/her authorized geographical boundaries, and according to the laws of Colorado. Notary laws vary by state. The notary does not need to know or follow the notary laws of the receiving jurisdiction. A Colorado notary takes an affirmation of office to follow the notary law of Colorado, not the law of other jurisdictions. \u00a0A Colorado notary may also notarize federal documents and documents from foreign 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