Vermont § 1160 - Acknowledgements; oath

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§ 1160. Acknowledgements; oath

  • (a) A town clerk, commissioned as a notary public pursuant to 26 V.S.A. chapter 103, may
    take acknowledgements of deeds and other instruments throughout his or her county. (b) In his or her county, he or she may administer oaths in all cases where an oath is
    required, without being commissioned as a notary public pursuant to 26 V.S.A. chapter
    103. (c)(1) Each town clerk may designate from among the members of his or her staff at least
    one notary public to be available to perform notarial acts for the public in the town
    clerk’s office during normal business hours free of charge. (2) Each individual designated by the town clerk under this subsection shall be commissioned
    as a notary public pursuant to 26 V.S.A. chapter 103 and shall be exempt from the
    notary public application fee under that chapter. (Amended 2019, No. 30, § 26.)

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