Chapter 53. Notaries Public and Commissioners

Article 1. Notaries Public

• K.S.A. 53-101 [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Appointment; Term; Qualifications; Not State Officer
• K.S.A. 53-102 [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Application; Oath; Bond; Filings Required
• K.S.A. 53-103 [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Forms For Applications, Bonds and Oath
• K.S.A. 53-104 [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Filing and Indexing Application, Bond, Oath and Record of Appointment; Fee
• K.S.A. 53-105 [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Seal; Statement of Date of Expiration of Appointment
• K.S.A. 53-105a [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Certificate of Appointment
• K.S.A. 53-106 [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Penalty For Failure to Attach Date of Expiration of Appointment
• K.S.A. 53-107 [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Powers and Duties
• K.S.A. 53-109 [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Prohibited Notarial Acts; Financial Or Beneficial Interest
• K.S.A. 53-113 [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Limitation of Actions Against Notary and Sureties
• K.S.A. 53-114 [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Notary's Change of Name Or Seal; Notification; New Seal Required
• K.S.A. 53-115 [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Cancellation of Notary Public's Bond; Notice Requirements
• K.S.A. 53-116 [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Resignation
• K.S.A. 53-117 [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Reappointment
• K.S.A. 53-118 [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Appointment, Refusal Or Revocation; Grounds
• K.S.A. 53-119 [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Recovery On Bond of Notary Public
• K.S.A. 53-120 [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Same; Notice of Claim
• K.S.A. 53-121 [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Notaries Advertising In Foreign Language; Requirements; Penalties For Violations

Article 4. Foreign Public Documents

• K.S.A. 53-401 Accession to Hague Convention; Procedure For Certification of Document

Article 5. Notarial Acts

• K.S.A. 53-501 [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Citation of Act
• K.S.A. 53-502 [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Definitions
• K.S.A. 53-503 [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Notarial Acts
• K.S.A. 53-504 [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Notarial Acts In This State; Who May Perform
• K.S.A. 53-505 [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Notarial Acts In Other Jurisdictions of the United States
• K.S.A. 53-506 [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Notarial Acts Under Federal Authority
• K.S.A. 53-507 [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Foreign Notarial Acts
• K.S.A. 53-508 [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Certificate of Notarial Acts
• K.S.A. 53-509 [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Short Forms
• K.S.A. 53-510 [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Notarial Acts Affected By This Act
• K.S.A. 53-511 [Repealed Effective1/1/2022] Uniformity of Application and Construction
• K.S.A. 53-512 Notarial Acts; Appearance Requirements During Covid-19 Public Health Emergency; Validity

Article 5-A. [Revised Uniform Law On Notarial Acts]

• K.S.A. 53-5a01 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Revised Uniform Law On Notarial Acts]
• K.S.A. 53-5a02 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Definitions]
• K.S.A. 53-5a03 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Applicability of Act]
• K.S.A. 53-5a04 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Notarial Acts]
• K.S.A. 53-5a05 Effective 1/1/2022] [Acknowledgement of Record; Verification of Statement; Witnessing Or Attestation of Signature; Certification Or Attestation of Signature; Making Or Noting Protest of Negotiable Instrument
• K.S.A. 53-5a06 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Personal Appearance of Individual Before Notarial Officer]
• K.S.A. 53-5a07 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Personal Knowledge of Identity of Individual; Evidence of Identity of Individual]
• K.S.A. 53-5a08 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Refusal to Perform Notarial Act]
• K.S.A. 53-5a09 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Signature If Individual Physically Unable to Sign Record]
• K.S.A. 53-5a10 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Persons Authorized to Perform Notarial Act; Prima Facie Evidence]
• K.S.A. 53-5a11 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Notarial Act Performed In Another State]
• K.S.A. 53-5a12 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Notarial Act Performed Under Authority and In Jurisdiction of Indian Tribe]
• K.S.A. 53-5a13 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Notarial Act Performed Under Federal Law]
• K.S.A. 53-5a14 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Notarial Act Performed Under Authority and In Jurisdiction of Foreign State]
• K.S.A. 53-5a15 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Use of Communication Technology]
• K.S.A. 53-5a16 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Certificate of Notarial Act]
• K.S.A. 53-5a17 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Rules and Regulations Providing Short-Form Certificate of Notarial Acts]
• K.S.A. 53-5a18 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Official Stamp of Notary Public]
• K.S.A. 53-5a19 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Security of Stamping Device; Disabling Stamping Device; Notification If Stamping Device Lost Or Stolen]
• K.S.A. 53-5a20 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Journal]
• K.S.A. 53-5a21 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Use of Tamper-Evident Technologies to Perform Notarial Acts; Notarial Acts With Respect to Electronic Records]
• K.S.A. 53-5a22 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Application For Appointment As Notary Public; Qualifications; Issuance of Commission; Resignation; Renewal]
• K.S.A. 53-5a23 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Examination; Course of Study]
• K.S.A. 53-5a24 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Denial, Refusal to Renew, Revocation, Suspension, Or Imposition of Condition On Commission]
• K.S.A. 53-5a25 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Prohibited Acts]
• K.S.A. 53-5a26 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Validity of Notarial Act]
• K.S.A. 53-5a27 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Rules and Regulations]
• K.S.A. 53-5a28 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Expiration of Commission Or Appointment As Notary Public In Effect On January 1, 2022; Renewal; Compliance With Act]
• K.S.A. 53-5a29 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Effect of Act On Notarial Act Performed Before January 1, 2022]
• K.S.A. 53-5a30 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Uniformity of Application and Construction]
• K.S.A. 53-5a31 [Effective 1/1/2022] [Effect of Act On Federal Electronic Signatures In Global and National Commerce Act]

Article 6. Unsworn Declarations

• K.S.A. 53-601 [Effective Until 1/1/2023] Unsworn Declarations; Written Declaration Sufficient, Form; Exceptions; Relationship to Notarial Acts
• K.S.A. 53-601 [Effective 1/1/2023] Unsworn Declarations; Written Declaration Sufficient, Form; Exceptions; Relationship to Notarial Acts