Utah Notary Requirements

Utah Code § 46-1-2(1) ("Acknowledgment"): "Acknowledgment" means a notarial act in which a notary certifies that a signer, whose identity is personally known to the notary or proven on the basis of satisfactory evidence, has admitted, in the presence of the notary, to voluntarily signing a document for the document's stated purpose.

Utah Code § 46-1-2(12) ("Jurat"): "Jurat" means a notarial act in which a notary certifies: (a) the identity of a signer who: (i) is personally known to the notary; or (ii) provides the notary satisfactory evidence of the signer's identity; (b) that the signer affirms or swears an oath attesting to the truthfulness of a document; and (c) that the signer voluntarily signs the document in the presence of the notary.

Utah Code § 46-1-2(27) ("Signature witnessing"): "Signature witnessing" means a notarial act in which an individual: (a) appears in the presence of the notary and presents a document; (b) provides the notary satisfactory evidence of the individual's identity, or is personally known to the notary; and (c) signs the document in the presence of the notary.

Utah Code § 46-1-2(22) ("Personally knows"): "Personally knows" means familiarity with an individual resulting from interactions with that individual over a period of time sufficient to eliminate every reasonable doubt that the individual has the identity claimed.

Utah Code § 46-1-2(25) ("Satisfactory evidence of identity"): (a) "Satisfactory evidence of identity" means: (i) for both in-person and remote notarization, identification of an individual based on: (A) unexpired personal identification that: (I) includes the individual's photograph, signature, and physical description; and (II) is issued by the United States government, the government of a state, district, territory, or possession of the United States, a federally-recognized tribal government, or a foreign government; (B) an unexpired passport issued by any nation; (C) the oath or affirmation of a credible individual whom the notary personally knows and who personally knows the individual seeking the notarial act; or (D) the oath or affirmation of a credible individual who: (I) personally knows the individual seeking the notarial act; (II) the notary does not personally know; and (III) provides the notary with the credible individual's identification described in Subsection (25)(a)(i)(A) or (B). (b) "Satisfactory evidence of identity" does not include: (i) a driving privilege card under Subsection 53-3-207(12); or (ii) a document other than a document described in Subsection (25)(a)(i)(A) or (B).

Utah Code § 46-1-6 (Powers and limitations): (1) A notary may perform the following notarial acts: (a) a jurat; (b) an acknowledgment; (c) a signature witnessing; (d) a copy certification; and (e) an oath or affirmation. (2) A notary may not: (a) perform an act as a notary that is not described in Subsection (1); or (b) perform an act described in Subsection (1) if the individual for whom the notary performs the notarial act is not in the presence of the notary at the time the notary performs the act.

Utah Code Ann. 46-1-13 (Journal required -- Exceptions): (1) For a notary other than a notary described in Subsection (2): (a) the notary may keep, maintain, protect, and provide for lawful inspection a chronological, permanently bound official journal of notarial acts, containing numbered pages; (b) if the notary keeps a journal under Subsection (1)(a), Subsections (3) and (4) apply in relation to the journal. (2) A notary who receives a commission, or a new commission, on or after May 6, 2026: (a) shall, in accordance with Section 46-1-14.1, keep, in a secure location, a physical journal of each notarial act, other than a remote notarization, that the notary performs; (b) shall, in accordance with Section 46-1-14.1, keep a secure electronic journal of each remote notarization that the notary performs; and (c) is subject to the provisions of Subsections (3) and (4) in relation to the notary's journal. (3)(a) A notary shall retain a journal for 10 years after the day on which the notary records the last notarial act in the journal, regardless of whether the notary ceases to be a notary. (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter: (a) a notary who is employed by an attorney or a law firm is not required to keep a journal of notarial acts performed by the notary in the course and scope of the notary's employment by the attorney or law firm; (d) a notary who is employed by a title agency is not required to keep a journal of notarial acts performed by the notary in the course and scope of the notary's employment by the title agency.

Utah Code Ann. 46-1-14.1 (Entries in journal -- Required information): (1) This section applies to a notary who receives a commission, or a new commission, on or after May 6, 2026. (2) A journal shall: (a) unless the journal is an electronic journal, consist of one or more permanently bound records, with each page listed in chronological order; and (b) subject to Subsection (4), consist of a chronological record of each notarial act that the notary performs, completed by the notary at the time the notary completes the notarial act, including the following for each notarial act: (i) the date and time of the notarial act; (ii) the type of notarial act performed; (iii)(A) the title of the record for which the notary performs the notarial act; or (B) a description of the record or proceeding for which the notary performs the notarial act; (iv) if the satisfactory evidence of identity of the individual for whom the notary performs the notarial act is of the type described in Subsection 46-1-2(25)(a)(i)(A) or (B), a description of the identification that states: (A) the identification type; (B) the issuing agency of the identification; (C) the last four digits of the identification number; (D) the date the identification was issued; and (E) the date the identification expires; (v) if the satisfactory evidence of identity is a credible individual described in Subsection 46-1-2(25)(a)(i)(C): (A) an indication that the notary administered an oath or affirmation to the credible individual, including the individual's signature; (B) a statement that the individual is a credible individual whom the notary personally knows; and (C) the printed name and address of the credible individual; (vi) if the satisfactory evidence of identity is a credible individual described in Subsection 46-1-2(25)(a)(i)(D): (A) an indication that the notary administered the oath or affirmation to the credible individual, including the individual's signature; (B) the printed name and address of the credible individual; and (C) a description of the identification of the credible individual that states: (I) the identification type; (II) the issuing agency of the identification; (III) the last four digits of the identification number; (IV) the date the identification was issued; and (V) the date the identification expires; (viii) if the notary administered an oath or affirmation, an indication that the notary administered the oath or affirmation; (ix) the signature, printed name, and address of the individual for whom the notary performs the notarial act; and (x) the fee charged, if any, by the notary. (5) If a notary or remote notary refuses to perform or complete a notarial act, the notary shall record in the journal: (a) the information described in Subsection (2)(b) that the notary was able to obtain; and (b) a description of the reason the notary refused to perform or complete the notarial act.

UCA § 46-1-12 (FEES AND NOTICE): (1)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), the maximum fees a notary may charge for notarial acts are: (i) for an acknowledgment, $10 per signature; (ii) for a certified copy, $10 per page certified; (iii) for a jurat, $10 per signature; (iv) for an oath or affirmation without a signature, $10 per person; and (v) for each signature witnessing, $10. (2) A notary may charge a travel fee, not to exceed the approved federal mileage rate, when traveling to perform a notarial act if: (a) the notary explains to the person requesting the notarial act that the travel fee is separate from the notarial fee in Subsection (1) and is neither specified nor mandated by law; and (b) the notary and the person requesting the notarial act agree upon the travel fee in advance. (3) A notary shall display an English-language schedule of fees for notarial acts and may display a nonEnglish-language schedule of fees. (4)(a) A notary may not charge a fee of more than $10 per individual for each set of forms relating to a change of that individual's immigration status. (b) The fee limitation described in Subsection (4)(a) applies regardless of whether the notary is acting as a notary but does not apply to a licensed attorney, who is also a notary rendering professional services regarding immigration matters.