[§456-21]  Failure to authenticate with a certification statement.  (a)  A person commits the offense of failure to authenticate with a certification statement if the person is a commissioned notary public and knowingly notarizes a document and fails to include any of the following in the notary certification:

     (1)  Date of notarization and signature of the notary public;

     (2)  The printed name and stamp or seal of the notary public;

     (3)  Identification of the jurisdiction in which the notarial act is performed;

     (4)  Identification or description of the document being notarized, placed in close proximity to the acknowledgment or jurat; and

     (5)  A statement of the number of pages and date of the document.

     (b)  Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced in accordance with chapter 706.

     (c)  A conviction under this section shall result in the automatic revocation of the notary public's commission. [L 2008, c 175, pt of §2]