LegislationJul 01, 2006 - Hawaii
HI House Bill 2476 - Makes minor changes to statutory certificates of acknowledgment.
LegislationJul 01, 2006 - Oregon
OR House Bill 2461 - Oregon joins North Carolina, Florida, Pennsylvania, Missouri, and California in requiring Notary education of new commission applicants.
GuidanceJun 26, 2006 - Indiana
IN Dept. of Insurance Bulletin 135 - Indiana Notary Signing Agents now must apply to become a title insurance producer in order to perform loan signings in Indiana.
LegislationJun 20, 2006 - Illinois
IL Senate Bill 2718 - Illinois NSAs are now considered lawful escrow agents who can perform closings when hired as independent contractors by a title insurance company or title insurance agent. There are thus now no restrictions on the operation of NSAs in Illinois.
LegislationJun 15, 2006 - Louisiana
LA House Bill 1219 - Enacts temporary provisions related to Notaries relocated as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and application and examination procedures.
LegislationJun 03, 2006 - Wisconsin
WI Senate Bill 616 - Wisconsin enacts the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act (URPERA).
LegislationMay 26, 2006 - Michigan
MI Senate Bill 908 - Repeals "plain English notary forms" of MCL 55.289, requires a Notary notarizing outside of the county of commissioning to add a statement to the notarial certificate and clarifies that a Notary must sign a notarial certificate witha the name as it appears on the commission application.
GuidanceMay 23, 2006 - Utah
UT Department of Insurance Interpretation (Clarification) - Notaries who handle loan signings may courier the documents to and from the signing, but they may not handle checks for settlement funds, as handling checks would require a title escrow producer license.
LegislationMay 04, 2006 - Maine
ME House Paper 1398 - Maine becomes the latest state to regulate the business of nonattorney immigration assistance services.
LegislationMay 01, 2006 - Utah
UT Senate Bill 20 - Senate Bill 20 repeals the Utah Digital Signature Act, but will still allow Notaries to perform electronic notarizations under existing law. The bill makes other changes as well.