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53-507

Chapter 53.--NOTARIES PUBLIC AND COMMISSIONERS
Article 5.--NOTARIAL ACTS

      53-507.   Foreign notarial acts.(a) A notarial act has the same effectunder the law of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of thisstate if performed within the jurisdiction of and under authority of a foreignnation or its constituent units or a multi-national or international organizationby any of the following persons:

      (1)   A notary public or notary;

      (2)   a judge, clerk or deputy clerk of a court of record; or

      (3)   any other person authorized by the law of that jurisdiction to performnotarial acts.

      (b)   An "Apostille" in the form prescribed by the Hague Convention of October5, 1961, conclusively establishes that the signature of the notarial officeris genuine and that the officer holds the indicated office.

      (c)   A certificate by a foreign service or consular officer of the UnitedStates stationed in the nation under the jurisdiction of which the notarialact was performed, or a certificate by a foreign service or consular officerof that nation stationed in the United States, conclusively establishesany matter relating to the authenticity or validity of the notarial actset forth in the certificate.

      (d)   An official stamp or seal of the person performing the notarial actis prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the personholds the indicated title.

      (e)   An official stamp or seal of an officer listed in subsection (a)(1)or (a)(2) is prima facie evidence that a person with the indicated titlehas authority to perform notarial acts.

      (f)   If the title of office and indication of authority to perform notarialacts appears either in a digest of foreign law or in a list customarilyused as a source for that information, the authority of an officer withthat title to perform notarial acts is conclusively established.

      History:   L. 1984, ch. 201, § 6; July 1.

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Statutes > Kansas > Chapter53 > Article5 > Statutes_21414

53-507

Chapter 53.--NOTARIES PUBLIC AND COMMISSIONERS
Article 5.--NOTARIAL ACTS

      53-507.   Foreign notarial acts.(a) A notarial act has the same effectunder the law of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of thisstate if performed within the jurisdiction of and under authority of a foreignnation or its constituent units or a multi-national or international organizationby any of the following persons:

      (1)   A notary public or notary;

      (2)   a judge, clerk or deputy clerk of a court of record; or

      (3)   any other person authorized by the law of that jurisdiction to performnotarial acts.

      (b)   An "Apostille" in the form prescribed by the Hague Convention of October5, 1961, conclusively establishes that the signature of the notarial officeris genuine and that the officer holds the indicated office.

      (c)   A certificate by a foreign service or consular officer of the UnitedStates stationed in the nation under the jurisdiction of which the notarialact was performed, or a certificate by a foreign service or consular officerof that nation stationed in the United States, conclusively establishesany matter relating to the authenticity or validity of the notarial actset forth in the certificate.

      (d)   An official stamp or seal of the person performing the notarial actis prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the personholds the indicated title.

      (e)   An official stamp or seal of an officer listed in subsection (a)(1)or (a)(2) is prima facie evidence that a person with the indicated titlehas authority to perform notarial acts.

      (f)   If the title of office and indication of authority to perform notarialacts appears either in a digest of foreign law or in a list customarilyused as a source for that information, the authority of an officer withthat title to perform notarial acts is conclusively established.

      History:   L. 1984, ch. 201, § 6; July 1.


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53-507

Chapter 53.--NOTARIES PUBLIC AND COMMISSIONERS
Article 5.--NOTARIAL ACTS

      53-507.   Foreign notarial acts.(a) A notarial act has the same effectunder the law of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of thisstate if performed within the jurisdiction of and under authority of a foreignnation or its constituent units or a multi-national or international organizationby any of the following persons:

      (1)   A notary public or notary;

      (2)   a judge, clerk or deputy clerk of a court of record; or

      (3)   any other person authorized by the law of that jurisdiction to performnotarial acts.

      (b)   An "Apostille" in the form prescribed by the Hague Convention of October5, 1961, conclusively establishes that the signature of the notarial officeris genuine and that the officer holds the indicated office.

      (c)   A certificate by a foreign service or consular officer of the UnitedStates stationed in the nation under the jurisdiction of which the notarialact was performed, or a certificate by a foreign service or consular officerof that nation stationed in the United States, conclusively establishesany matter relating to the authenticity or validity of the notarial actset forth in the certificate.

      (d)   An official stamp or seal of the person performing the notarial actis prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the personholds the indicated title.

      (e)   An official stamp or seal of an officer listed in subsection (a)(1)or (a)(2) is prima facie evidence that a person with the indicated titlehas authority to perform notarial acts.

      (f)   If the title of office and indication of authority to perform notarialacts appears either in a digest of foreign law or in a list customarilyused as a source for that information, the authority of an officer withthat title to perform notarial acts is conclusively established.

      History:   L. 1984, ch. 201, § 6; July 1.