Not required, but recommended.
A signature is presumed genuine if acknowledged before a notary; the section doesn't make notarization a condition of validity.
In the official wording
"A signature on a power of attorney is presumed to be genuine if the principal acknowledges the signature"
From the official pages listed below, checked November 2026.
What else the signing needs
- Witnesses
- None under the execution rule we read. The general execution section has no witness requirement; two witnesses appear only in the separate judge-approval method (28-68-304).
"In the presence of at least two (2) witnesses who shall attest and prove the execution by affidavit."
- Agent's acknowledgment
- An agent accepts by acting or by other conduct showing acceptance.
"a person accepts appointment as an agent under a power of attorney by exercising authority or performing duties"
- Recording for real estate
- The act requires recording only for judge-approved powers (28-68-307), not for an ordinary power of attorney.
"shall be recorded in the office of the recorder of each county in which real property to be affected"
- Official form
- Statutory form power of attorney (Ark. Code 28-68-301). Section 28-68-301 sets out a statutory form, last amended by Act 804 of 2021. Open the official form
- Durable after incapacity
- Durable unless the document says incapacity ends it.
"unless it expressly provides that it is terminated by the incapacity of the principal"
Next step
Sign by video with our New Jersey notary while you're in Arkansas, 7 AM to 9 PM Eastern, seven days a week, by appointment. New Jersey law lets a New Jersey notary notarize for a signer located in another state (N.J.S.A. 52:7-10.10).
If the agent will use it for real estate, ask the title company or the county recorder before you sign.
Book an online notarization Request a mobile notary in Arkansas
In person, we look for a notary commissioned in Arkansas near you; you approve the price first.
If a local notary in Arkansas does it: A reasonable fee, disclosed to and agreed by the client before the act, according to the 2025 Handbook; no dollar cap confirmed, under the state's fee rules (Arkansas notary fees).
Official sources
- Act 805 of 2011, Uniform Power of Attorney Act (Arkansas General Assembly) (checked November 2026)
- Act 804 of 2021, amending the statutory form at Ark. Code 28-68-301 (Arkansas General Assembly) (checked November 2026)
We are not lawyers, and this is general information, not legal advice. Checked November 2026. Rules change, and whoever receives the document decides what it accepts; we can't guarantee acceptance.
Common questions
Is notarization required for a power of attorney in Arkansas?
Not required, but recommended. A signature is presumed genuine if acknowledged before a notary; the section doesn't make notarization a condition of validity.
Are witnesses needed for a Arkansas power of attorney?
None under the execution rule we read. The general execution section has no witness requirement; two witnesses appear only in the separate judge-approval method (28-68-304).
Does the agent sign anything in Arkansas?
An agent accepts by acting or by other conduct showing acceptance.
Does a Arkansas power of attorney have to be recorded for a house sale?
The act requires recording only for judge-approved powers (28-68-307), not for an ordinary power of attorney.
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