Alabama § 36-20-70.1 - Performance of Notarial Acts by Licensed Professionals and Their Employees Who Are Commissioned as Notaries.
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§ 36-20-70.1. Performance of Notarial Acts by Licensed Professionals and Their Employees Who Are Commissioned as Notaries.
(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 individual who holds the license.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 36-20-70:
(1) A professional who is commissioned as a notary public, in the normal course of providing a professional service in exchange for a fee, commission, or other payment, may perform any acknowledgment or other notarial act that is required in order to provide the professional service; and
(2) An individual who is employed by a professional and who is commissioned as a notary public may perform any acknowledgment or other notarial act that is required in the normal course of providing a professional service for which the employing professional receives a fee, commission, or other payment.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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