Authority to perform notarial act.

RCW 42.45.020
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(1) A notarial officer may perform a notarial act authorized by this chapter or by law of this state other than this chapter. (2)(a) A notarial officer may not perform a notarial act with respect to a record to which the officer or the officer's spouse or domestic partner is a party, or in which any of the above have a direct beneficial interest. (b) A notarial officer may not notarize the notarial officer's own signature. (c) A notarial act performed in violation of this subsection (2) is voidable. (3) A notarial officer may certify that a tangible copy of an electronic record is an accurate copy of the electronic record. (1) A notarial officer may perform a notarial act authorized by this chapter or by law of this state other than this chapter. (2)(a) A notarial officer may not perform a notarial act with respect to a record to which the officer or the officer's spouse or domestic partner is a party, or in which any of the above have a direct beneficial interest. (b) A notarial officer may not notarize the notarial officer's own signature. (c) A notarial act performed in violation of this subsection (2) is voidable. (3) A notarial officer may certify that a tangible copy of an electronic record is an accurate copy of the electronic record.
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=42.45&full=trueFetched: 6/29/2026

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