"Principal"
Ind. Code § 33-42-0.5-23
in effectSec. 23. (a) "Principal" means an individual:
(1) whose signature is reflected on a document that is notarized;
(2) who has taken an oath or affirmation administered by a notarial officer; or
(3) whose signature is reflected on a document that is notarized after the individual has taken an oath or affirmation administered by a notarial officer.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), for purposes of a remote notarial act, "principal" means an individual:
(1) whose electronic signature is reflected on a document that is notarized and contained in an electronic record;
(2) who has taken an oath or affirmation administered by a remote notary public; or
(3) whose electronic signature is reflected on a document that is notarized and contained in an electronic record after an individual has taken an oath or affirmation administered by a remote notary public.
(c) A principal, for purposes of a remote notarial act, does not include an individual who has taken an oath or affirmation administered by a remote notary public in the capacity of a witness for a remote notarial act.
As added by P.L.59-2018, SEC.30.
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