{"data":{"id":"us-vt/26-v.s.a.-5372","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"26 V.S.A. § 5372","heading":"Authority to refuse to perform notarial act","body":"(a) A notary public may refuse to perform a notarial act if the notary public is not satisfied that:\n(1) the individual executing the record is competent or has the capacity to execute the record; or\n(2) the individual’s signature is knowingly and voluntarily made.\n(b) A notary public may refuse to perform a notarial act unless refusal is prohibited by law other than this chapter.","path":["Title 26: Professions and Occupations","Chapter 103: Notaries Public","Subchapter 004: NOTARIAL ACTS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/103/05372","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:08Z","sha256":"a6f9ab515768f1c937fe54aaab1ce45769ef4027cc5fe844f5ee8278059aafec","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/26-v.s.a.-5371","next":"us-vt/26-v.s.a.-5373"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}