Arkansas Notary Public Fascimile Signature Registration Form

If an Arkansas-based notary public decides to sign documents using a stamped signature, s/he must inform the Secretary of State’s office by filing a completed version of this form.Download

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Arkansas law permits  notaries  public who regularly  notarize certain commercial  documents to
use  a facsimile  signature  and seal.   Included  documents  might be a bill  of sale  of certain  parts
or merchandise, for example.  Documents transferring or otherwise dealin\
g with real estate can -
not  be notarized  with a facsimile  signature.   The notary  must register  his or her  manual  signa-
ture with the  Arkansas Secretary of State’s of fice, and other persons signing the commercial doc -
uments  must also register  with the state  their consent  to the  notary’ s use  of a facsimile  signa-
ture.
21-14-201.  Definitions.
As  used  in this  subchapter:  
(1)   "Facsimile  signature" means the reproduction  by engraving,  imprinting, stamping, or
other  means  of a manual  signature  of a notary  public; 
(2)   "Facsimile  seal" means  the reproduction  by engraving,  imprinting, stamping, or other
means  of the  seal  of office  of a notary  public,  containing  the information  described in § 21-14-
107(b)(2);  and 
(3)(A)   "Commercial  document" means any instrument,  certificate, report, billing, affidavit,  or
other  document  which is required  to bear  a notary  certificate  by the  terms  of a purchase  order,
contract,  bid specification,  construction standard, testing standard,  or other  commercial  stan-
dard,  specification,  or practice. 
(B)   The  term  "commercial  document" shall not include  any deed  or other  instrument  in writ-
ing  for the  conveyance  of any  real  estate  or by  which  any real  estate  may be affected  in law  or
equity .	
History .Acts  1995,  No. 200,  § 1.
21-14-202.  Use of facsimile  signatures  and seals  authorized  — Filing  required.
Any  notary  public may affix  a notary  certificate  bearing the notary  public's  facsimile  signa-
ture  and facsimile  seal in lieu  of the  notary  public's  manual signature  and rubber  or embossed
seal  on a commercial  document, after filing  with the Secretary  of State:  
(1)   The  notary  public's  manual signature  certified by the  notary  public under oath; 
(2)   Ageneral  description  of the  types  of commercial  documents to be  notarized  by facsimi-
le  signature  and seal; 
(3)   The name and manual signature of any other person or persons signing the\
 commercial
documents  by manual  or facsimile  signature;  and 
(4)   The  written  consent  of any  other  person  or persons  signing the commercial  documents
to  the  use  of the  notary  public's  facsimile  signature  and facsimile  seal on the  commercial  docu-
ments.  
History .Acts  1995,  No. 200,  § 1.
REGISTRA TION OF FACSIMILE  SIGNATURE & SEAL
OF  NOT ARYPUBLIC	
Arkansas Secretary of State
M	ark	M	artin	
Business & Commercial Services, 250 \bictory Buil\fing, 1401 W. Capitol, Little Rock	
State Capitol • Little Rock, Arkansas 722011094
5016823409 • www.sos.arkansas.gov

REGISTRATION OF FACSIMILE  SIGNATURE and SEAL
OF  NOT ARYPUBLIC	
ST ATE  OF  ARKANSAS
COUNTY OF
1.  Oath  of Notary  Public:
I, , the  undersigned  notary public do hereby  certify under oath to the  Secretary  of
State  pursuant  to the  provision  of A.C.A 21-14-202  that my manual  signature  is as  follows:
(Manual  Signature)
2.  General  description  of the  type  of commercial  document to be  notarized  by facsimile  signature  and seal: 
3.  Name  and manual  signature  of other  person(s)  signing the commercial  document. Furthermore  by signing
below  I consent  to the  use  of a facsimile  signature  and seal  on the  above-described  document as described  in
A.C.A.  21-14-201:
Name                                                                    \
            Signature                            Date
Name                                                                    \
            Signature                            Date
Name                                                                    \
            Signature                            Date
Subscribed  and sworn  to before  me, the undersigned  Notary Public within and for the  State  of Arkansas  and
County  of __________,  this ____  day of __________,  ______.
_______________________________________ Notary  Public (Seal)
My  commission  expires: __________	
Arkansas Secretary of State
M	ark	M	artin	
Business & Commercial Services, 250 \bictory Buil\fing, 1401 W. Capitol, Little Rock	
State Capitol • Little Rock, Arkansas 722011094
5016823409 • www.sos.arkansas.gov