Chapter 53 — NOTARIES PUBLIC AND COMMISSIONERS

53-101. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 71, § 1; L. 1903, ch. 373, § 1; R.S. 1923, 53-101; L. 1951, ch. 326, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 294, § 1; L. 1967, ch. 297, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 285, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 237, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 159, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 205, § 3; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; Jan…

53-102. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 71, § 2; R.S. 1923, 53-102; L. 1967, ch. 297, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 285, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 159, § 2; L. 1984, ch. 201, § 13; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archiv…

53-103. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 71, § 3; R.S. 1923, 53-103; L. 1975, ch. 285, § 3; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Se…

53-104. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 71, § 4; R.S. 1923, 53-104; L. 1955, ch. 264, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 294, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 285, § 4; L. 1981, ch. 217, § 1; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 189; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL Genera…

53-105. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 71, § 5; L. 1881, ch. 116, § 1; R.S. 1923, 53-105; L. 1967, ch. 298, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 213, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 285, § 5; L. 1980, ch. 159, § 3; L. 1987, ch. 205, § 4; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Acknowledgme…

53-105a. History: L. 1980, ch. 159, § 4; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Do…

53-106. History: L. 1881, ch. 116, § 2; R.S. 1923, 53-106; L. 1975, ch. 285, § 6; L. 1980, ch. 159, § 5; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Failure to comply with this section does not invalidate affidavit. Windmill Co. v. Baker, 49 Kan. 434, 44…

53-107. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 71, § 6; L. 1905, ch. 311, § 1; R.S. 1923, 53-107; L. 1963, ch. 294, § 3; L. 1967, ch. 297, § 3; L. 1975, ch. 285, § 7; L. 1980, ch. 159, § 6; L. 1984, ch. 201, § 14; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Notary publ…

53-108. History: L. 1905, ch. 311, § 2; R.S. 1923, 53-108; Repealed, L. 1980, ch. 159, § 12; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School …

53-109. History: L. 1915, ch. 258, § 1; R.S. 1923, 53-109; L. 1980, ch. 159, § 7; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Notice of protest no part of official duty of notary. Swayze v. Britton, 17 Kan. 625; Bank of Lindsborg v. Ober & Hageman, 31 Ka…

53-110. History: L. 1871, ch. 110 § 2; R.S. 1923, 53-110; Repealed, L. 1980, ch. 159, § 12; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School F…

53-111. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 71, § 7; R.S. 1923, 53-111; Repealed, L. 1976, ch. 237, § 3; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School …

53-112. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 71, § 8; R.S. 1923, 53-112; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 285, § 9; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School …

53-113. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 71, § 9; R.S. 1923, 53-113; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. This section is operative and effective. Barlett v. Bullene, 23 Kan. 606, 613. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 …

53-114. History: L. 1975, ch. 285, § 8; L. 1980, ch. 159, § 8; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Arch…

53-115. History: L. 1976, ch. 237, § 2; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Doc…

53-116. History: L. 1980, ch. 159, § 9; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Doc…

53-117. History: L. 1980, ch. 159, § 10; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Do…

53-118. History: L. 1980, ch. 159, § 11; L. 2006, ch. 14, § 2; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Notary who falsely certifies witnessing a signature should be charged under K.S.A. 58-2218 rather than K.S.A. 21-3711. State v. Kraushaar, 264 Kan.…

53-119. History: L. 1987, ch. 205, § 1; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Surety not liable under notary bond where notary's certification was not proximate cause of buyers' injuries. Davis v. Adoption Auto, Inc., 731 F. Supp. 1475 (1990). 2. N…

53-120. History: L. 1987, ch. 205, § 2; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Doc…

53-121. History: L. 2006, ch. 14, § 1; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Docu…

53-201. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 20, § 1; L. 1895, ch. 113, § 2; R.S. 1923, 53-201; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 201, § 17; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Do…

53-202. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 20, § 2; R.S. 1923, 53-202; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 201, § 17; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School…

53-203. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 20, § 3; R.S. 1923, 53-203; L. 1977, ch. 105, § 17; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 201, § 17; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session D…

[Repealed or reserved.]

53-401. Accession to Hague convention; procedure for certification of document. (a) The state of Kansas hereby declares its intent to accede to the Hague convention abolishing the requirement of legalization for foreign public documents. (b) Upon presentation of a public document…

53-501. History: L. 1984, ch. 201, § 11; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Consent to adoption not properly notarized/acknowledged; substantial compliance found with requirements of consent statute. In re Adoption of X.J.A., 284 Kan. 853, 166 P…

53-502. History: L. 1984, ch. 201, § 1; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Whether court erred in dismissing compliant against defendant for improper verification of warrant examined. State v. Green, 257 Kan. 444, 448, 901 P.2d 1350 (1995). 2. N…

53-503. History: L. 1984, ch. 201, § 2; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Whether court erred in dismissing compliant against defendant for improper verification of warrant examined. State v. Green, 257 Kan. 444, 448, 901 P.2d 1350 (1995). 2. C…

53-504. History: L. 1984, ch. 201, § 3; L. 1998, ch. 81, § 3; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archi…

53-505. History: L. 1984, ch. 201, § 4; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Doc…

53-506. History: L. 1984, ch. 201, § 5; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited, notarial act has the same effect under state law if person authorized by federal law to perform notarial acts. State v. O'Neal, 250 Kan. 229, 232, 233, 824 P.2d 96…

53-507. History: L. 1984, ch. 201, § 6; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Doc…

53-508. History: L. 1984, ch. 201, § 7; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Consent to adoption not properly notarized/acknowledged; substantial compliance found with requirements of consent statute. In re Adoption of X.J.A., 284 Kan. 853, 166 P.…

53-509. History: L. 1984, ch. 201, § 8; L. 1987, ch. 205, § 5; L. 2009, ch. 73, § 1; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Consent to adoption not properly notarized/acknowledged; substantial compliance found with requirements of consent statute. I…

53-510. History: L. 1984, ch. 201, § 9; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Doc…

53-511. History: L. 1984, ch. 201, § 10; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 64, § 43; January 1, 2022. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Do…

53-512. Notarial acts; suspension of appearance requirements; validity. All notarial acts performed by a notary public of this state while the requirements that a person must appear before a notary public are suspended pursuant to an executive order or other state law, shall be v…

53-5a01. Citation of act. (a) K.S.A. 53-5a01 through 53-5a31, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the revised uniform law on notarial acts. (b) This section shall take effect on and after January 1, 2022. History: L. 2021, ch. 64, § 1; July 1. Previous | Ne…

53-5a02. Definitions. As used in the revised uniform law on notarial acts: (a) "Acknowledgment" means a declaration by an individual before a notarial officer that the individual has signed a record for the purpose stated in the record and, if the record is signed in a representa…

53-5a03. Applicability of act. (a) This act applies to a notarial act performed on or after January 1, 2022. (b) This section shall take effect on and after January 1, 2022. History: L. 2021, ch. 64, § 3; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2…

53-5a04. Authority to perform notarial acts. (a) A notarial officer may perform the following notarial acts: (1) Taking an acknowledgment; (2) administering an oath or affirmation; (3) taking a verification upon oath or affirmation; (4) witnessing or attesting a signature; (5) ce…

53-5a05. Requirements for certain notarial acts. (a) A notarial officer who takes an acknowledgment of a record shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, that the individual appearing before the officer and making the ack…

53-5a06. Personal appearance required. (a) If a notarial act relates to a statement made in or a signature executed on a record, the individual making the statement or executing the signature shall appear personally before the notarial officer. (b) This section shall take effect …

53-5a07. Identification of individual. (a) A notarial officer has personal knowledge of the identity of an individual appearing before the officer if the individual is personally known to the officer through dealings sufficient to provide reasonable certainty that the individual …

53-5a08. Authority to refuse to perform notarial act. (a) A notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act if the officer is not satisfied that the: (1) Individual executing the record is competent or has the capacity to execute the record; or (2) individual's signature is…

53-5a09. Signature if individual unable to sign. (a) If an individual is physically unable to sign a record, the individual may direct an individual other than the notarial officer to sign the individual's name on the record. The notarial officer shall insert: "Signature affixed …

53-5a10. Notarial act in this state. (a) A notarial act may be performed in this state by: (1) A notary public of this state; (2) a judge, clerk or deputy clerk of any court of this state; (3) a county clerk or deputy county clerk; (4) an election commissioner or assistant electi…

53-5a11. Notarial act in another state. (a) A notarial act performed in another state has the same effect under the law of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state if the act performed in that state is performed by: (1) A notary public of that state; (2) a j…