Iowa Code § 9B.4: Authority to perform notarial act.

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 notarial officer shall not perform a notarial act with respect to a record to which the notarial officer or the notarial officer’s spouse is a party, or in which either of them has a direct beneficial interest. A notarial act performed in violation of this subsection is voidable.

3. A notarial officer may certify that a tangible copy of an electronic record is an accurate copy of the electronic record as provided in section 9B.14A.