{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-25-34-11","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 25-34-11","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 25-34-11","body":"(1) A notarial officer who takes an acknowledgment of a record, takes a verification of a statement on oath or affirmation (jurat), or witnesses or attests to a signature, must determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, that the individual appearing in person before the officer has the identity claimed and that the signature on the record is the signature of the individual.\n\n(2) A notarial officer who makes or notes a protest of a negotiable instrument must determine the matters set forth in Section 75-3-505(b) .","path":["MS Code","Title 25"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"21b81e8b3f385892befda895f6be564a2753aa84cd4b7c144d8ec44118bbb22c","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-25-34-1","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-25-34-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}