{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-42.45.020","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 42.45.020","heading":"Authority to perform notarial act.","body":"(1) A notarial officer may perform a notarial act authorized by this chapter or by law of this state other than this chapter.\n(2)(a) A notarial officer may not perform a notarial act with respect to a record to which the officer or the officer's spouse or domestic partner is a party, or in which any of the above have a direct beneficial interest.\n(b) A notarial officer may not notarize the notarial officer's own signature.\n(c) A notarial act performed in violation of this subsection (2) is voidable.\n(3) A notarial officer may certify that a tangible copy of an electronic record is an accurate copy of the electronic record.","path":["Title 42","Chapter 42.45"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=42.45.020","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:45:47Z","sha256":"b03de16090eb98564d292bf56ba58cde77acbe7d6c414d238fe697a6a13adb86","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-42.45.010","next":"us-wa/rcw-42.45.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}