33-502. Authentication of authority of
officer
A. If the notarial act is performed by any of the persons described in section
33-501, paragraphs 1 through 4, inclusive, other than a person authorized to perform
notarial acts by the laws or regulations of a foreign country, the signature, rank, or
title and serial number, if any, of the person are sufficient proof of the authority of a
holder of that rank or title to perform the act. Further proof of his authority is not
required.
B. If the notarial act is performed by a person authorized by the laws or
regulations of a foreign country to perform the act, there is sufficient proof of the
authority of that person to act if:
1. Either a foreign service officer of the United States resident in the country in
which the act is performed or a diplomatic or consular officer of the foreign country
resident in the United States certifies that a person holding that office is authorized
to perform the act, or
2. The official seal of the person performing the notarial act is affixed to the
document, or
3. The title and indication of authority to perform notarial acts of the person
appears either in a digest of foreign law or in a list customarily used as a source of
such information.
C. If the notarial act is performed by a person other than one described in
subsections A and B, there is sufficient proof of the authority of that person to act if
the secretary of state certifies to the official character of that person and to his
authority to perform the notarial act.
D. The signature and title of the person performing the act are prima facie
evidence that he is a person with the designated title and that the signature is genuine.
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