10-U.S.C.-1044A
§1044A – Authority to Act As Notary
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- Reference: Section 1044a
- Legend: §1044A – Authority to Act As Notary
- USCode Year: 2013
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(a) The persons named in subsection (b) have the general powers of a notary public and of a consul of the United States in the performance of all notarial acts to be executed by any of the following:
(1) Members of any of the armed forces.
(2) Other persons eligible for legal assistance under the provisions of section 1044 of this title or regulations of the Department of Defense.
(3) Persons serving with, employed by, or accompanying the armed forces outside the United States and outside the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
(4) Other persons subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (chapter 47 of this title) outside the United States.
(b) Persons with the powers described in subsection (a) are the following:
(1) All judge advocates, including reserve judge advocates when not in a duty status.
(2) All civilian attorneys serving as legal assistance attorneys.
(3) All adjutants, assistant adjutants, and personnel adjutants, including reserve members when not in a duty status.
(4) All other members of the armed forces, including reserve members when not in a duty status, who are designated by regulations of the armed forces or by statute to have those powers.
(5) For the performance of notarial acts at locations outside the United States, all employees of a military department or the Coast Guard who are designated by regulations of the Secretary concerned or by statute to have those powers for exercise outside the United States.
(c) No fee may be paid to or received by any person for the performance of a notarial act authorized in this section.
(d) The signature of any such person acting as notary, together with the title of that persons offices, is prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine, that the person holds the designated title, and that the person is authorized to perform a notarial act.
(Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title V, §551(a)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1566; amended Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title V, §573, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2534; Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title XI, §1103, Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1236.)
Amendments
2001—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 107–107, §1103(a), substituted legal assistance attorneys for legal assistance officers.
Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 107–107, §1103(b), added par. (5).
1996—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 104–201, §573(1), substituted , including reserve judge advocates when not in a duty status for on active duty or performing inactive-duty training.
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 104–201, §573(2), substituted adjutants, including reserve members when not in a duty status for adjutants on active duty or performing inactive-duty training.
Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 104–201, §573(3), substituted members of the armed forces, including reserve members when not in a duty status, for persons on active duty or performing inactive-duty training.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
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