{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-7-19","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 52:7-19","heading":"Certificate of notarial act.","body":"10.\tCertificate of Notarial Act.\na.\tA notarial act shall be evidenced by a certificate. The certificate shall:\n(1)\tbe executed contemporaneously with the performance of the notarial act;\n(2)\tbe signed and dated by the notarial officer;\n(3)\tidentify the jurisdiction in which the notarial act is performed;\n(4)\tcontain the title of office of the notarial officer; and\n(5)\tif the notarial officer is a notary public, indicate the date of expiration of the officer's commission.\nb.\tA certificate of a notarial act is sufficient if it meets the requirements of subsection a. of this section and:\n(1)\tis in a short form set forth in section 21 of P.L.2021, c.179 (C.52:7-10.12);\n(2)\tis in a form otherwise permitted by the law of this State;\n(3)\tis in a form permitted by the law applicable in the jurisdiction in which the notarial act was performed; or\n(4)\tsets forth the actions of the notarial officer which shall meet the requirements provided in P.L.1979, c.460 (C.52:7-10 et seq.), as amended and supplemented by P.L.2021, c.179 (C.52:7-10.1 et al.) and any other applicable laws of this State.\nc.\tBy executing a certificate of a notarial act, a notarial officer certifies that the officer has made the determinations specified by P.L.1979, c.460 (C.52:7-10 et seq.), as amended and supplemented by P.L.2021, c.179 (C.52:7-10.1 et al.).\nd.\tA notarial officer may not affix the officer's signature to, or logically associate it with, a certificate until the notarial act has been performed.\ne.\tIf a notarial act is performed regarding a tangible record, a certificate shall be part of, or attached to, the record.\nf.\tIf a notarial act is performed regarding an electronic record, the certificate shall be affixed to, or logically associated with, the electronic record.\ng.\tIf the State Treasurer has established standards pursuant to 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.) for attaching, affixing, or logically associating the certificate, the process shall conform to the standards.\nL.1979, c.460, s.10; amended 2014, c.48, s.8; 2021, c.179, s.13.","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":"cab6207b8bd8a0405cc4952f3d1144d7ba329511b09b353e819105c0540b2d16","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-7-18","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-8-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}