Arkansas Notary Requirements

A.C.A. § 16-47-205 (Uniform Acknowledgment Act): The officer taking the acknowledgment shall know or have satisfactory evidence that the person making the acknowledgment is the person described in and who executed the instrument.
A.C.A. § 21-14-111 (definition): "personally knows" means having an acquaintance, derived from association with the individual, which establishes the individual's identity with at least a reasonable certainty.
A.C.A. § 21-14-104 et seq. (powers): a commissioned notary public may take acknowledgments, administer oaths and affirmations, take verifications/affidavits, witness or attest signatures, and certify copies of non-recordable documents; personal appearance of the signer is required and the notary must identify the signer from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence.

NO TRADITIONAL JOURNAL MANDATE.

A.C.A. § 21-6-309 (NOTARY FEE - reasonable/disclosed; no fixed statutory cap): (a) A notary public authorized to perform notarial acts in this state may charge and collect a fee for a notarial act if: (1) The fee is a reasonable amount as determined by the notary public; and (2) The fee is disclosed to and agreed upon by the client or principal before executing the notarial act. (b) A notary public who charges more than the fee agreed upon / overcharges is subject to a fine of not less than $100 for each offense.