Title 36 — Title 36

Secretary of State by Probate Judge as to Notaries Appointed and Commissioned. Repealed by Act 2011-295, p. 544, §2, effective January 1, 2012. History: (Code 1852, §854; Code 1867, §1080; Code 1876, §1325; Code 1886, §1102; Code 1896, §3021; Code 1907, §5162; Code 1923, §9328; C…

Repealed by Act 2011-295, p. 544, §2, effective January 1, 2012. History: (Code 1852, §§861, 862; Code 1867, §§1087, 1088; Code 1876, §§1334, 1335; Code 1886, §1109; Code 1896, §3029; Code 1907, §5170; Code 1923, §9246; Code 1940, T. 40, §10.)

Repealed by Act 2011-295, p. 544, §2, effective January 1, 2012. History: (Acts 1949, No. 586, p. 913, § 1.)

Repealed by Act 2011-295, p. 544, §2, effective January 1, 2012. History: (Code 1852, §855; Code 1867, §1081; Code 1876, §§1326, 1327; Code 1886, §1103; Code 1896, §3023; Code 1907, §5164; Code 1923, §9240; Code 1940, T. 40, §3.)

Repealed by Act 2011-295, p. 544, §2, effective January 1, 2012. History: (Code 1852, §856; Code 1867, §1082; Code 1876, §1328; Code 1886, §1104; Code 1896, §3024; Code 1907, §5165; Code 1923, §9241; Code 1940, T. 40, §4; Acts 1987, No. 87-361, p. 523, §1.)

Issuance of Notary Commissions; Report to Secretary of State by Probate Judge as to Notaries Appointed and Commissioned. Repealed by Act 2011-295, p. 544, §2, effective January 1, 2012. History: (Acts 1943, No. 431, p. 400, §1; Acts 1963, No. 151, p. 525, §1; Acts 1976, No. 694, …

Repealed by Act 2011-295, p. 544, §2, effective January 1, 2012. History: (Acts 1943, No. 431, p. 400, §2; Acts 1987, No. 87-361, p. 523, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2011-295, p. 544, §2, effective January 1, 2012. History: (Acts 1943, No. 431, p. 400, §3.)

Repealed by Act 2011-295, p. 544, §2, effective January 1, 2012. History: (Code 1852, §858; Code 1867, §1084; Code 1876, §1330; Code 1886, §1106; Code 1896, §3026; Code 1907, §5167; Code 1923, §9243; Code 1940, T. 40, §6.)

Repealed by Act 2011-295, p. 544, §2, effective January 1, 2012. History: (Code 1852, §857; Code 1867, §1083; Code 1876, §1329; Code 1886, §1105; Code 1896, §3025; Code 1907, §5166; Code 1923, §9242; Code 1940, T. 40, §5.)

For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) AUTHENTIC ACT. An instrument executed by a civil law notary referencing this article, which includes the particulars and capacities to act of transacting parties, a confirmation of the full t…

(a) The Secretary of State shall have the power to appoint civil law notaries and administer this article. (b) A civil law notary is authorized to issue brevets, minutes, and notarial deeds and thereby may authenticate or certify any document, transaction, event, condition, or oc…

The Secretary of State may adopt rules prescribing all of the following: (1) The form and content of authentic acts, oaths, acknowledgments, and signatures and seals or their legal equivalents. (2) Procedures for the permanent archiving of authentic acts, maintaining records of a…

Repealed by Act 2001-967, 2001 3rd Special Session, effective September 26, 2001. History: (Act 99-449, § 4.)

(a) The powers of civil law notaries include, but are not limited to, all of the powers of a notary public under the laws of this state. (b) This article shall not be construed as abrogating the provisions of any other act relating to notaries public, attorneys, or the practice o…

If certification of a civil law notary’s authority is necessary for a particular document or transaction, it must be obtained from the Secretary of State. Upon receipt of a written request from a civil law notary and the fee prescribed by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of …

Repealed by Act 2011-295, p. 544, §2, effective January 1, 2012. History: (Code 1852, §863; Code 1867, §1090; Code 1876, §5065; Code 1886, §1113; Code 1896, §3033; Code 1907, §5174; Code 1923, §9250; Code 1940, T. 40, §14.)

Repealed by Act 2011-295, p. 544, §2, effective January 1, 2012. History: (Code 1852, §859; Code 1867, §1085; Code 1876, §1332; Code 1886, §1107; Code 1896, §3027; Code 1907, §5168; Code 1923, §9244; Code 1940, T. 40, §7.)

(a) A competent number of notaries public for the state at large shall be appointed and commissioned by the judges of probate of the several counties of the state and shall hold office for four years from the date of their commission. Notaries public shall perform all the acts an…

(a) For purposes of this section, the term “professional service” means any service or occupation that may be lawfully performed only pursuant to a license issued by a state court, state regulatory licensing board, or other similar agency, and the term “professional” refers to an…

(a) Notaries public shall give bond with sureties, obtained from an Alabama licensed producer of such bonds, to be approved by the judge of probate of the county of their residence, in the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), payable to the State of Alabama, and conditioned t…

(a) For the authentication of his or her official acts, each notary public shall provide a seal of office, which shall present, by its impression or stamp, the name, office, and the state for which he or she was appointed. (b) The form and content of any notarial act on an instru…

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-536, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. Notaries public may do all of the following: (1) Administer oaths in all matters incident to the exercise of their office. (2) Take the acknowledgment or proof of instruments of writing relating to …

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-536, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any signature acknowledged by a notary public shall be executed within this state and shall be executed in the physical presence of the notary publi…

A notary public commissioned pursuant to this article is permitted a reasonable fee, not to exceed ten dollars ($10), for each notarial act performed. No fee may be charged by a state, county, or municipal employee for a notarial act performed during, and as a part of, his or her…

(a) The commissioning judge of probate, or his or her successor in office, may issue a warning to a notary public or restrict, suspend, or revoke a notarial commission for a violation of this article and on any ground for which an application for a commission may be denied under …

Notary’s Register to Probate Judge on Demand Generally. Repealed by Act 2011-295, p. 544, §2, effective January 1, 2012. History: (Code 1852, §860; Code 1867, §1086; Code 1876, §1333; Code 1886, §1108; Code 1896, §3028; Code 1907, §5169; Code 1923, §9245; Code 1940, T. 40, §8.)

Repealed by Act 2011-295, p. 544, §2, effective January 1, 2012. History: (Code 1852, §860; Code 1867, §1086; Code 1876, §1333; Code 1886, §3964; Code 1896, §5137; Code 1907, §7489; Code 1923, §5082; Code 1940, T. 40, §9.)