# 22 C.F.R. § 92.9 (2026): Refusals of requests for notarial services

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## Section

- **Citation:** 22 C.F.R. § 92.9 (2026)
- **Heading:** Refusals of requests for notarial services
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 22 CFR: Foreign Relations / Chapter I: DEPARTMENT OF STATE / Part 92: NOTARIAL AND RELATED SERVICES / § 92.9: § 92.9   Refusals of requests for notarial services.

## Text

(a) A notarizing officer should refuse requests for notarial services, the performance of which is not authorized by treaty provisions or permitted by the laws or authorities of the country in which he is stationed. (See § 92.4(a).) Also, a notarizing officer should refuse to perform notarial acts for use in transactions which may from time to time be prohibited by law or by regulations of the United States Government such, for example, as regulations based on the “Trading With the Enemy Act of 1917,” as amended.
(b) A notarizing officer is also authorized to refuse to perform a notarial act if he had reasonable grounds for believing that the document in connection with which his notarial act is requested will be used for a purpose patently unlawful, improper or inimical to the best interests of the United States. Requests for notarial services should be refused only after the most careful deliberation.
[22 FR 10858, Dec. 27, 1957, as amended at 60 FR 51723, Oct. 3, 1995]

## Nearby sections

- [22 C.F.R. § 92.1 (2026) § 92.1   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P92_S92_1.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 92.2 (2026) § 92.2   Description of overseas notarial functions of the Department of State, record of acts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P92_S92_2.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 92.3 (2026) § 92.3   Consular districts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P92_S92_3.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 92.4 (2026) § 92.4   Authority of notarizing officers of the Department of State under Federal law.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P92_S92_4.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 92.5 (2026) § 92.5   Acceptability of notarial acts under State or territorial law.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P92_S92_5.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 92.6 (2026) § 92.6   Authority of notarizing officers under international practice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P92_S92_6.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 92.7 (2026) § 92.7   Responsibility of notarizing officers of the Department of State.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P92_S92_7.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 92.8 (2026) § 92.8   Compliance with request for notarial services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P92_S92_8.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 92.9 (2026) § 92.9   Refusals of requests for notarial services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P92_S92_9.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 92.10 (2026) § 92.10   Specific waiver in notarial certificate.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P92_S92_10.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 92.11 (2026) § 92.11   Preparation of legal documents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P92_S92_11.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 92.12 (2026) § 92.12   Necessity for certification of notarial acts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P92_S92_12.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 92.13 (2026) § 92.13   Form of notarial certificate.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P92_S92_13.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 92.14 (2026) § 92.14   Venue on notarial certificates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P92_S92_14.md)

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