LegislationNov 01, 2004 - New York
NY Assembly 7137 - Assembly 7137 provides for licensure of person offering nonlegal immigration assistance services.
Rule/Regulation
Oct 28, 2004 - Tennessee
TN Administrative Rule (Seal) - TCA 8-16-206(a), enacted this year, provides that the Secretary of State shall prescribe and design an official seal to be used by a Tennessee Notaries. This rule provides the design of the seal as required by statute.
LegislationOct 01, 2004 - Connecticut
CT House Bill 5356 - House Bill 5356 adds two new acknowledgment forms – one for a limited liability company (CGS 1-34[5]) and the other for a registered limited liability partnership (CGS 1-34[6]) – to the four existing acknowledgment forms in Connecticut’s Uniform Acknowledgment Act.
LegislationOct 01, 2004 - Maryland
MD Senate Bill 147 - Senate Bill 147 provides that an insurance producer may not act on behalf of an insurer unless the producer has received written documentation of the appointment from the insurer.
LegislationSep 21, 2004 - California
CA Assembly Bill 578 - Assembly Bill 578 was enacted to permit (but not require) any county recorder in the state to electronically record documents after the county’s electronic recording delivery system is approved by the local county board of supervisors and certified by the Attorney General.
LegislationAug 28, 2004 - Missouri
MO House Bill 1193 - HB 1193 modernizes Missouri's Notary statutes.
LegislationAug 23, 2004 - Illinois
IL Senate Bill 2548 - Senate Bill 2548 provides fines and sanctions for persons who prey upon immigrants by providing unauthorized services.
LegislationAug 15, 2004 - Louisiana
LA Senate Bill 226 - Senate Bill 226 appears to have been enacted to make it more convenient for Notaries to add a legible and photocopiable commission name to notarized documents.
LegislationJul 24, 2004 - Arizona
AZ House Bill 2253 - The amendments to Arizona’s Notary laws in House Bill 2253 aim at ensuring Notaries meet the ethical standards inherent in the Notary’s public office and give the Secretary of State greater authority to sanction Notaries for failure to faithfully discharge his or her duties.
LegislationJul 16, 2004 - Nebraska
NE Legislative Bill 315 - Legislative Bill 315, introduced in 2003 but tabled for much of the 2003 session, institutes welcome changes to Nebraska’s Notary laws, including solid identification standards, ethical imperatives and a new testing requirement that will surely provide greater protection to the public.