AffectsCreates Sections 34-26-101 through 34-26-109; amends Sections 1-2-102 by creating a new subsection (b), 5-9-140, 8-1-102(a) by creating a new paragraph (xiii), 11-17-102(a)(intro), 15-6-406(b)(intro), 22-5-214, 29-1-301(a), 29-2-106(c), 29-3-111(a), 29-5-103(a)(intro), 31-2-104(a), 31-2-504(a), 34-1-113, 34-1-118, 35-22-403(b), 36-9-106, 39-13-107(b)(iii)(H) and (J), 40-2-104(a)(iv) and 41-3-310(c)(intro); and repeals Sections 34-1-114 through 34-1-117, 34-1-126 and 34-2-114 through 34-2-120 of the Wyoming Statutes
AnalysisWyoming becomes the twelfth state to adopt in significant part the Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (ULONA), which coincidently, is currently under revision by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. Wyoming’s enactment of the ULONA is important in at least two important respects: (1) It authorizes Notaries to perform the notarial acts of signature witnessing and copy certification; and (2) it plainly requires signers of documents requiring acknowledgments, verifications upon oath or affirmation (jurats) and signature witnessing to be positively identified.
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