Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6105 (2026)

  Acts of notaries public.

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§ 6105.  Acts of notaries public.

(a)  General rule.--The official acts, protests and attestations of all notaries public, certified under their respective hands and seals of office, including the dishonor of all bills and promissory notes, and of notice to the drawers, acceptors or endorsers thereof, may be received and read in evidence, as proof of the facts therein stated. Any litigant may be permitted to contradict by other evidence any such certificate.

(b)  Foreign notaries.--The official acts and exemplifications of foreign notaries in accordance with the laws of their respective countries shall be prima facie evidence of the matters therein set forth, if they are authenticated as provided in section 5328 (relating to proof of official records). Any litigant may be permitted to contradict by other evidence any such acts, exemplifications or certificates.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1985–2015 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Padilla, 80 A.3d 1238 (Pa. 2013).
Commonwealth v. Padilla, 80 A.3d 1238 (Pa. 2013). “” 42 Pa.C.S. § 6105(a), (c). As the Majority Opinion notes, no specific grading for a Section 6105 offense is set forth in the Act.”
McWreath v. Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC, 81 F. Supp. 3d 448 (W.D. Pa. 2015). · cites it 2× “But, the purpose of having documents notarized is simply to later prove in court that they were signed, see 42 Pa.C.S. § 6105(a), 13 and the *472 Plaintiffs all admit that they executed the agreements.”
In Re Nomination Petition of Farnese, 948 A.2d 215 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2008). “” 42 Pa.C.S. § 6105(a). In an election case affidavit, the words “as proof of the facts therein stated” would refer to the notary’s attestation that the signer appeared, presented proper identification, took the oath and signed the document.”
Anderson v. Commonwealth, 497 A.2d 947 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1985). “Any litigant may be permitted to contradict by other evidence any such certificate.”
— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6105(a) — 3 cases
Commonwealth v. Padilla, 80 A.3d 1238 (Pa. 2013). “” 42 Pa.C.S. § 6105(a), (c). As the Majority Opinion notes, no specific grading for a Section 6105 offense is set forth in the Act.”
McWreath v. Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC, 81 F. Supp. 3d 448 (W.D. Pa. 2015). “But, the purpose of having documents notarized is simply to later prove in court that they were signed, see 42 Pa.C.S. § 6105(a), 13 and the *472 Plaintiffs all admit that they executed the agreements.”
In Re Nomination Petition of Farnese, 948 A.2d 215 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2008). “” 42 Pa.C.S. § 6105(a). In an election case affidavit, the words “as proof of the facts therein stated” would refer to the notary’s attestation that the signer appeared, presented proper identification, took the oath and signed the document.”
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