{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-7-10.17","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 52:7-10.17","heading":"Authority to refuse to perform notarial act.","body":"26.\tAuthority to Refuse to Perform Notarial Act.\na.\tA notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act if the officer is not satisfied that:\n(1)\tthe individual executing the record is competent or has the capacity to execute the record;\n(2)\tthe individual's signature is knowingly and voluntarily made;\n(3)\tthe individual's signature on the record or statement substantially conforms to the signature on a form of identification used to determine the identity of the individual; or\n(4)\tthe physical appearance of the individual signing the record or statement substantially conforms to the photograph on a form of identification used to determine the identity of the individual.\nb.\tA notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act unless refusal is prohibited by law other than P.L.1979, c.460 (C.52:7-10 et seq.), as amended and supplemented by P.L.2021, c.179 (C.59:7-10.1 et al.).\nL.2021, c.179, s.26.","path":["TITLE 52 STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"4302316f402b0631a06be6da6db90b25ebafd65fdd751806ef13213c20bb3acc","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-7-10.16","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-7-10.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}