Full text of Utah Utah Code § 2a-2 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2a-2. Definitions.
Effective 5/7/2025 57-2a-2.
Definitions. As used in this chapter:
(1)
"Acknowledged before me" means:
(a)
that the person acknowledging appeared before the person taking the acknowledgment;
(b)
that the person acknowledging executed the document;
(c)
that, in the case of:
(i)
a natural person, the natural person executed the document for the purposes stated in it;
(ii)
a corporation, the officer or agent acknowledged the officer or agent held the position or title set forth in the document or certificate, the officer or agent signed the document on behalf of the corporation by proper authority, and the document was the act of the corporation for the purpose stated in it;
(iii)
a partnership, the partner or agent acknowledged the partner or agent signed the document on behalf of the partnership by proper authority, and the partner or agent executed the document as the act of the partnership for the purposes stated in it;
(iv)
a person acknowledging as principal by an attorney in fact, that person executed the document by proper authority as the act of the principal for the purposes stated in it; or
(v)
a person acknowledging as a public officer, trustee, administrator, guardian, or other representative, that person signed the document by proper authority, and that person executed the document in the capacity and for the purposes stated in it; and
(d)
that the person taking the acknowledgment:
(i)
either knew or had satisfactory evidence that the person acknowledging was the person named in the document or certificate; and
(ii)
in the case of a person executing a document in a representative capacity, either had satisfactory evidence or received the sworn statement or affirmation of the person acknowledging that the person had the proper authority to execute the document.
(2)
"Notarial act" means any act a notary public is authorized by state law to perform, including administering oaths and affirmations, taking acknowledgments of documents, and attesting documents.
Section 2a-2 ("Definitions.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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