Wisconsin § 220.18 - Bank or corporate notaries; permitted acts.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 220.18 — Bank or corporate notaries; permitted acts., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 220.18. Bank or corporate notaries; permitted acts.
It shall be lawful for any notary public who is a stockholder, director, officer, member, manager or employee of a bank or other corporation or limited liability company to take the acknowledgment of any party to any written instrument executed to or by that entity, or to administer an oath to any other stockholder, director, officer, member, manager, employee or agent of that entity, or to protest for nonacceptance or nonpayment bills of exchange, drafts, checks, notes and other negotiable instruments which may be owned or held for collection by that entity, if such notary is not a party to such instrument, either individually or as a representative of the entity. 220.18 History History: 1993 a. 112 .
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 220.18 ("Bank or corporate notaries; permitted acts.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. 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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