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WV House Bill 5332

Legislation

State: West Virginia
Signed: February 08, 2024

Effective: February 02, 2024
Chapter: 241

Summary
House Bill 5332 waives the high school diploma or equivalent requirement for Notaries commissioned prior to January 1, 2018.
Affects
Amends West Virginia Code 39-4-20.
Changes
  1. Exempts an applicant previously commissioned as a Notary Public prior to January 1, 2018, from having a high school diploma or its equivalent.
Analysis

The purpose of House Bill 5332 is to exempt persons who have previously been commissioned as a Notary Public from the requirement of having a high school diploma or its equivalent. Any applicant for a Notary commission appointed after January 1, 2018, must satisfy the requirement.

Read House Bill 5332.

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