{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-1231.14","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 1-1231.14","heading":"Certificate of notarial act.","body":"(a)\nNotarial acts performed shall be evidenced by a certificate. The certificate shall:\n(1)\nBe executed contemporaneously with the performance of the notarial act;\n(2)\nBe dated;\n(3)\nIdentify the jurisdiction in which the notarial act is performed;\n(4)\nContain the notarial officer's title of office; and\n(5)\nIf the notarial officer is a notary public:\n(A)\nBe signed by the notary public in the same manner as on file with the Mayor; and\n(B)\nIndicate the date of expiration, if any, of the notary's commission.\n\n(b)\n(1)\nIf a notarial act regarding a tangible record is performed by a notary public, an official seal shall be affixed to or embossed on the certificate. If a notarial act is performed regarding a tangible record by a notarial officer other than a notary public and the certificate contains the information specified in subsection (a)(2), (3), and (4) of this section, an official seal may be affixed to or embossed on the certificate.\n(2)\nIf a notarial act regarding an electronic record is performed by an electronic notary and the certificate contains the information specified in subsection (a)(2), (3), and (4) of this section, an official seal shall be attached to or logically associated with the certificate.\n\n(c)\nA certificate of a notarial act is sufficient if it meets the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section and it:\n(1)\nIs in a short form as set forth in § 1-1231.15;\n(2)\nIs in a form otherwise permitted by the law of the District;\n(3)\nIs in a form permitted by the law applicable in the jurisdiction in which the notarial act was performed; or\n(4)\nSets forth the actions of the notarial officer and the actions are sufficient to meet the requirements of the notarial act as provided in §§ 1-1231.04, 1-1231.05, and 1-1231.06 or law of the District other than this chapter.\n\n(d)\nBy executing a certificate of a notarial act, a notarial officer certifies that the officer has complied with the requirements and made the determinations specified in §§ 1-1231.03, 1-1231.04, and 1-1231.05.\n\n(e)\nA notarial officer shall not affix the officer's signature to, or logically associate it with, a certificate until the notarial act has been performed.\n\n(f)\nIf a notarial act is performed regarding a tangible record, a certificate shall be part of, or securely attached directly to, the record. If a notarial act is performed regarding an electronic record, the certificate shall be affixed to, or logically associated with, the electronic record. If the Mayor has issued rules establishing standards pursuant to § 1-1231.31 for attaching, affixing, or logically associating the certificate, the process shall conform to the standards.","path":["Title 1. Government Organization.","Chapter 12A. Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/1-1231.14","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"701165d383bb451a4f6a92bcb148d8c20ca4ca2973582c3a1bd63d1be96a68e8","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-1231.13a","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-1231.15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}