Section 46-1-7 - DisqualificationsA notary may not perform a notarial act if the notary:
(1) is a signer of the document that is to be notarized, except for:(a) a self-proved will as provided in Section 75-2-504; or(b) a self-proved electronic will as provided in Section 75-2-1408;(2) is named in the document that is to be notarized except for:(a) a self-proved will as provided in Section 75-2-504;(b) a self-proved electronic will as provided in Section 75-2-1408;(c) a licensed attorney that is listed in the document only as representing a signer or another person named in the document; or(d) a licensed escrow agent, as defined in Section 31A-1-301, that: (i) acts as the title insurance producer in signing closing documents; and(ii) is not named individually in the closing documents as a grantor, grantee, mortgagor, mortgagee, trustor, trustee, vendor, vendee, lessor, lessee, buyer, or seller;(3) will receive direct compensation from a transaction connected with a financial transaction in which the notary is named individually as a principal; or(4) will receive direct compensation from a real property transaction in which the notary is named individually as a grantor, grantee, mortgagor, mortgagee, trustor, trustee, beneficiary, vendor, vendee, lessor, lessee, buyer, or seller.Amended by Chapter 1, 2020SP6 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 8/31/2020.Amended by Chapter 259, 2017 General Session ,§ 6, eff. 5/9/2017.Amended by Chapter 102, 2008 General Session.