[§456-21]  Failure to authenticate with a
certification statement.  (a)  A person commits the offense of failure to
authenticate with a certification statement if the person is a commissioned
notary public and knowingly notarizes a document and fails to include any of
the following in the notary certification:



(1)  Date of notarization and signature of the notary
public;



(2)  The printed name and stamp or seal of the notary
public;



(3)  Identification of the jurisdiction in which the
notarial act is performed;



(4)  Identification or description of the document
being notarized, placed in close proximity to the acknowledgment or jurat; and



(5)  A statement of the number of pages and date of
the document.



(b)  Any person who violates this section shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced in accordance with chapter
706.



(c)  A conviction under this section shall
result in the automatic revocation of the notary public's commission. [L 2008,
c 175, pt of §2]