Sec 41-313. Duties

A. Notaries public shall perform the following notarial acts, when requested:

1. Take acknowledgments and give certificates of the acknowledgments endorsed on or attached to the instrument.

2. Administer oaths and affirmations.

3. Perform jurats.

4. Perform copy certification.

B. Notaries public shall perform the notarial acts prescribed in subsection A of this section only if:

1. The signer is in the presence of the notary at the time of notarization.

2. The signer signs in a language that the notary understands.

3. Subject to subsection D, the signer communicates directly with the notary in a language they both understand or indirectly through a translator who is physically present with the signer and notary at the time of the notarization and communicates directly with the signer and the notary in languages the translator understands.

4. The notarial certificate is worded and completed using only letters, characters and a language that are read, written and understood by the notary public.

C. If a notary attaches a notarial certificate to a document using a separate sheet of paper, the attachment must contain a description of the document that includes at a minimum the title or type of document, the document date, the number of pages of the document and any additional signers other than those named in the notarial certificate.

D. A notary may perform a notarial act on a document that is a translation of a document that is in a language that the notary does not understand only if the person performing the translation signs an affidavit containing an oath or affirmation that the translation is accurate and complete. The notarized translation and affidavit shall be attached to the document and shall contain all of the elements described in subsection C.

E. Notaries public shall:

1. Keep, maintain and protect as a public record a journal of all official acts performed by the notary as described in section 41-319.

2. Provide and keep the official seal that is imprinted in dark ink with the words "notary public", the name of the county in which the notary is commissioned, the name of the notary as it appears on the notarial application, the great seal of the state of Arizona and the expiration date of the notarial commission.

3. Authenticate with the official seal all official acts on every certificate or acknowledgment signed and sealed by the notary.

4. Respond to any requests for information and comply with any investigations that are initiated by the secretary of state or the attorney general.