Massachusetts General Laws|Chapter 222 - JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, NOTARIES PUBLIC AND COMMISSIONERS

Section 8 - Acknowledgment of instrument; printed or typed name; expiration date; official notarial seal or stamp

Section 8A - Repealed, 2016, 289, Sec. 4

Section 9 - Acting as justice or notary after expiration of commission; penalty

Section 10 - Destruction of notary's records; penalty

Section 11 - Acknowledgments by persons in armed forces or their dependents

Section 12 - Exemptions from maintaining journal of notary transactions

Section 13 - Qualifications; grounds for denial of application for appointment

Section 14 - Term of commission

Section 15 - Notarial acts; forms of acknowledgment or certification; when alternate forms may be used

Section 16 - Notarial acts that should not be performed; prohibited actions by notary public

Section 17 - Notaries public not licensed to practice law; prohibition from offering legal advice or advertisement as legal specialist; immigration matters; real estate closings

Section 18 - Violations of chapter; penalties; civil cause of action and remedies; unfair or deceptive act or practice

Section 19 - Duty to perform notarial act upon payment of fee; exceptions

Section 20 - Lawfulness, accuracy or truthfulness of document or transition involving notarial act; effect of documents not containing acknowledgement or certification; rules of land court relating to filing of documents

Section 21 - Advertisements for notarial services in language other than English

Section 22 - Chronological official journal of notarial acts; contents; exceptions from duty to maintain; examination; safeguarding

Section 23 - Fees not to be charged for certain notarial acts

Section 24 - Destruction of notary seals and stamps upon expiration, resignation or revocation of commission; retention of journal and records

Section 25 - Change of name or address; notice to state secretary

Section 26 - Revocation of commission

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Massachusetts General Laws|Chapter 222 - JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, NOTARIES PUBLIC AND COMMISSIONERS

Section 1 - Definitions

Section 1A - Appointment and jurisdiction of justices of the peace and notaries public

Section 2 - Repealed, 1923, 164, Sec. 7

Section 3 - Appointment of commissioners to administer oaths of office; returns; fees

Section 4 - Appointment of commissioners; term

Section 5 - Oath; seal

Section 6 - Powers and duties

Section 7 - Instructions to commissioner

Section 8 - Acknowledgment of instrument; printed or typed name; expiration date; official notarial seal or stamp

Section 8A - Repealed, 2016, 289, Sec. 4

Section 9 - Acting as justice or notary after expiration of commission; penalty

Section 10 - Destruction of notary's records; penalty

Section 11 - Acknowledgments by persons in armed forces or their dependents

Section 12 - Exemptions from maintaining journal of notary transactions

Section 13 - Qualifications; grounds for denial of application for appointment

Section 14 - Term of commission

Section 15 - Notarial acts; forms of acknowledgment or certification; when alternate forms may be used

Section 16 - Notarial acts that should not be performed; prohibited actions by notary public

Section 17 - Notaries public not licensed to practice law; prohibition from offering legal advice or advertisement as legal specialist; immigration matters; real estate closings

Section 18 - Violations of chapter; penalties; civil cause of action and remedies; unfair or deceptive act or practice

Section 19 - Duty to perform notarial act upon payment of fee; exceptions

Section 20 - Lawfulness, accuracy or truthfulness of document or transition involving notarial act; effect of documents not containing acknowledgement or certification; rules of land court relating to filing of documents

Section 21 - Advertisements for notarial services in language other than English

Section 22 - Chronological official journal of notarial acts; contents; exceptions from duty to maintain; examination; safeguarding

Section 23 - Fees not to be charged for certain notarial acts

Section 24 - Destruction of notary seals and stamps upon expiration, resignation or revocation of commission; retention of journal and records

Section 25 - Change of name or address; notice to state secretary

Section 26 - Revocation of commission