{"data":{"id":"us-pa/57-pa.c.s.-308","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"57 Pa.C.S. § 308","heading":"Authority to refuse to perform notarial act.","body":"(a) Specific refusal.--A notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act if the notarial officer is not satisfied that:\n(1) the individual executing the record is competent or has the capacity to execute the record;\n(2) the individual's signature is knowingly and voluntarily made;\n(3) the 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) the 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.\n(b) General refusal.--A notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act unless refusal is prohibited by law other than this chapter.","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=8\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2024-09-13 (Statute Update stamp, 57 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:34:18Z","sha256":"0a4dc4a314ffb16ab920cc42e86d4fb827c29e32e3b636fbd4e556d05ac6bd06","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/57-pa.c.s.-307","next":"us-pa/57-pa.c.s.-309"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}