(a) For purposes of this section, the term “professional service” means any service or occupation that may be lawfully performed only pursuant to a license issued by a state court, state regulatory licensing board, or other similar agency, and the term “professional” refers to an individual who holds the license. (b) Notwithstanding Section 36-20-70: (1) A professional who is commissioned as a notary public, in the normal course of providing a professional service in exchange for a fee, commission, or other payment, may perform any acknowledgment or other notarial act that is required in order to provide the professional service; and (2) An individual who is employed by a professional and who is commissioned as a notary public may perform any acknowledgment or other notarial act that is required in the normal course of providing a professional service for which the employing professional receives a fee, commission, or other payment.
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