Notarial Acts, Electronic Notarization, and Unsworn Declarations

(a) Notarial Act. Documents subject to a notarial act may be scanned and electronically filed if the notarial act meets the requirements of the uniform law on notarial acts as set forth in K.S.A. 53-501 et seq. (b) Electronic Notarization. Electronic notarization may be used for electronically filed documents if the electronic notarization meets requirements adopted by the Kansas Secretary of State under K.S.A. 16-1611 and K.A.R. 7-43-1 et seq. (c) Unsworn Declarations. Documents subject to unsworn declarations may be electronically filed if the declaration meets the requirements of K.S.A. 53-601. [ History: New rule effective December 19, 2016.]