{"data":{"id":"us-pa/57-pa.c.s.-304","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"57 Pa.C.S. § 304","heading":"Authority to perform notarial act.","body":"(a) Permitted.--A notarial officer may perform a notarial act authorized by this chapter or by statutory provision other than this chapter.\n(b) Prohibited.--\n(1) A notarial officer may not perform a notarial act with respect to a record in which the notarial officer or the notarial officer's spouse has a direct or pecuniary interest.\n(2) For the purpose of this subsection, none of the following shall constitute a direct or pecuniary interest:\n(i) being a shareholder in a publicly traded company that is a party to the notarized transaction;\n(ii) being an officer, director or employee of a company that is a party to the notarized transaction, unless the director, officer or employee personally benefits from the transaction other than as provided under subparagraph (iii); or\n(iii) receiving a fee that is not contingent upon the completion of the notarized transaction.\n(3) A notarial act performed in violation of this subsection is voidable.\n(c) Certification of tangible copies.--A notarial officer may certify that a tangible copy of an electronic record is a true and correct copy of the electronic record.","path":["Title 57 - NOTARIES PUBLIC","CHAPTER 3 REVISED UNIFORM LAW ON NOTARIAL ACTS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=57\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=3\u0026sctn=4\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2024-09-13 (Statute Update stamp, 57 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:34:18Z","sha256":"a99e4e973ff8094541f472f19992cc801fc6646f481a0780b6dbf8899e976a0a","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/57-pa.c.s.-303","next":"us-pa/57-pa.c.s.-305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}