Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

57 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 301 (2026)

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CHAPTER 3

REVISED UNIFORM LAW ON NOTARIAL ACTS

Sec.

301. Short title of chapter.

302. Definitions.

303. Applicability.

304. Authority to perform notarial act.

305. Requirements for certain notarial acts.

306. Personal appearance required.

306.1. Notarial act performed for remotely located individual.

307. Identification of individual.

308. Authority to refuse to perform notarial act.

309. Signature if individual unable to sign (Reserved).

310. Notarial act in this Commonwealth.

311. Notarial act in another state.

312. Notarial act under authority of federally recognized Indian tribe.

313. Notarial act under Federal authority.

314. Foreign notarial act.

315. Certificate of notarial act.

316. Short form certificates.

317. Official stamp.

318. Stamping device.

319. Journal.

320. Notification regarding performance of notarial act on electronic record; selection of technology.

321. Appointment and commission as notary public; qualifications; no immunity or benefit.

322. Examination, basic education and continuing education.

323. Sanctions.

324. Database of notaries public.

325. Prohibited acts.

326. Validity of notarial acts.

327. Regulations.

328. Notary public commission in effect.

329. Savings clause.

329.1. Fees of notaries public.

330. Uniformity of application and construction.

331. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

Enactment. Unless otherwise noted, Chapter 3 was added October 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73, effective 180 days after publication of the notice under section 4 of Act 73. The notice was published April 29, 2017, at 47 Pa.B. 2518.

Cross References. Chapter 3 is referred to in section 327 of Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure).

§ 301. Short title of chapter.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: Ortiz v. Keystone Premier Settlement Servs. LLC (M.D. Penn. 2024).

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Ortiz v. Keystone Premier Settlement Servs. LLC (M.D. Penn. 2024). · cites it 2× “On September 12, 2023, Plaintiff Juan Ortiz (“Ortiz”) initiated this action by filing a complaint on behalf of himself and those similarly situated, asserting claims under Pennsylvania’s Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (“RULNA”), 57 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 301 , and…”

Brannon v. Abstract Assocs. of Lancaster, Inc. (M.D. Penn. 2024). · cites it 2× “On October 2, 2023, Plaintiff Michael Brannon (“Brannon”) initiated this action by filing a complaint on behalf of himself and those similarly situated, asserting claims under Pennsylvania’s Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (“RULNA”), 57 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 301 , and…”

Smith v. Radian Settlement Servs., Inc. (M.D. Penn. 2024). “4, 2004) (observing that there is no private right of action under the Pennsylvania Notary version of the uniform notarial act.”

Jaraczewski v. Equity Nat'l Title & Closing Servs. (W.D. Pa. 2024). “In particular, Plaintiffs assert three counts: Count I — violation of Pennsylvania’s Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, 57 Pa. C.S. § 301, et seg. (RULONA”); Count II — unjust enrichment; and Count Ill ~ violation of Pennsylvania’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer…”

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