Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-16-112 (2026)

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(a) A Tennessee notary public is authorized to act in any county in the state and has the power to acknowledge signatures upon personal knowledge or satisfactory proof, to administer oaths, to take depositions, to qualify parties to bills in chancery, and to take affidavits, in all cases. Furthermore, in all such cases the notary public's seal shall be affixed and the notary public shall sign such documents in ink by the notary's own hand unless otherwise provided by law.

(b) The requirement of a notary public's signature in ink or by the notary's hand and a seal is satisfied if an electronic signature or a digitized image of a wet signature of the person authorized to perform that act, and all other information required to be included, is attached to or logically associated with the document or signature. A physical or electronic image of a stamp, impression, or seal need not accompany an electronic signature.

Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 931,s 3, eff. 7/1/2019.

Acts 1949, ch. 254, § 4; C. Supp. 1950, § 5914.4; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1613; T.C.A. § 8-16-202; Acts 2004, ch. 854, §§ 8, 18.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2011–2026 · leading case: Regions Bank v. Bric Constructors, LLC, f/k/a Bric Contractors, LLC, & Patricia McIntosh, 380 S.W.3d 740 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011).

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Regions Bank v. Bric Constructors, LLC, f/k/a Bric Contractors, LLC, & Patricia McIntosh, 380 S.W.3d 740 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011). “This is pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated §8-16-112, which only authorizes a notary public "to acknowledge signatures upon personal knowledge or satisfactory proof” that the person signing the document is in fact who he or she purports to be.”

In Re Est. of Jimmy D. Harris (Tenn. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 9× “§ 32-2-110 where the witness signatures were acknowledged pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-16-112 . 2. The probate court erred in denying probate on the basis that the will was not executed in conformance with Tenn.”

Crystal Lee Martin v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “Tennessee Code Annotated section 8-16-112 (2024) mandates that: 11 (a) A Tennessee notary public is authorized to act in any county in the state and has the power to acknowledge signatures upon personal knowledge or satisfactory proof, to administer oaths, to take depositions,…”

Martin N. Lewis v. Michael D. Williams (Tenn. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “See Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 8-16-112 (requiring a notary public‘s seal on affidavits), -114 (explaining the method of imprinting for a notary public‘s seal).”

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