Vermont § 5304 - Definitions As used in this chapter:

§ 5304. Definitions As used in this chapter:

• (1) “Acknowledgment” means a declaration by an individual before a notary public that
  the individual has signed a record for the purpose stated in the record and, if the
  record is signed in a representative capacity, that the individual signed the record
  with proper authority and signed it as the act of the individual or entity identified
  in the record. (2) “Certificate” or “notarial certificate” means the part of, or attachment to, a notarized
  document that is completed by a notary public, bears the required information set
  forth in section 5367 of this chapter, and states the facts attested to or certified
  by the notary public in a particular notarization. (3) “Commission term” means the two-year period commencing on February 1 and continuing
  through January 31 of the second year following the commencement of the term. (4) “Communication technology” means an electronic device or process operating in accordance
  with section 5380 of this chapter and any standards adopted by the Office pursuant
  to section 5323 of this chapter that: (A) allows a notary public and a remotely located individual to communicate with each
  other simultaneously by sight and sound; and (B) when necessary and consistent with other applicable laws, facilitates communication
  with a remotely located individual who has a vision, hearing, or speech impairment. (5) “Electronic” means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless,
  optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. (6) “Electronic signature” means an electronic symbol, sound, or process attached to or
  logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by an individual with the
  intent to sign the record. (7) “Foreign state” means a government other than the United States, a state, or a federally
  recognized Indian tribe. (8) “Identity proofing” means a process or service operating in accordance with section
  5380 of this chapter and any standards adopted by the Office pursuant to section 5323
  of this chapter by which a third person provides a notary public with a means to verify
  the identity of a remotely located individual by a review of personal information
  from public or private data sources. (9) “In a representative capacity” means acting as: (A) an authorized officer, agent, partner, trustee, or other representative for a person
  other than an individual; (B) a public officer, personal representative, guardian, administrator, executor, trustee,
  or other representative, in the capacity stated in a record; (C) an agent or attorney-in-fact for a principal; or (D) an authorized representative of another in any other capacity. (10)(A) “Notarial act” means an act, whether performed with respect to a tangible or an electronic
  record, that a notary public may perform under the law of this State