Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§876 Fees for Notarial Acts; Prima Facie Evidence of Authority
Title 33 › CHAPTER 17 — NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 876
Summary
No officer may be paid for a notarial act. A signature without a seal and the officer’s grade is initial proof of their authority.
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Title 33, §876
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
No fee of any kind shall be paid to any officer for the performance of any notarial act authorized by section 875 of this title. The signature without seal together with indication of grade of any officer performing any notarial act shall be prima facie evidence of his authority.
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33 U.S.C. § 876
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102