LegislationJul 01, 2004 - Colorado
CO Senate Bill 04-127 - Colorado joins Massachusetts, Michigan and a growing number of other states in forbidding use of the terms “Notario” and “Notario Publico” in advertisements of notarial services.
LegislationJul 01, 2004 - Mississippi
MS Senate Bill 2370 - Mississippi joins several states that have recently passed laws protecting immigrants from unscrupulous Notaries posing as immigration consultants
LegislationJul 01, 2004 - Kansas
KS House Bill 2606 - House Bill 2606 authorizes the Secretary of State to promulgate rules and regulations establishing procedures for electronic notarization.
LegislationJul 01, 2004 - Tennessee
TN House Bill 2356 - House Bill 2356 makes numerous changes to Tennessee's Notary statutes. It repeals the title "Notary Public at Large," gives every Notary statewide authority without having to file a signature sample in each county where the Notary operates and specifies the color of ink for a Notary's official seal.
LegislationJul 01, 2004 - Massachusetts
MA House Bill 4850 - House Bill 4850 enacts into statute a journal exemption for attorneys similar to one in the modified Executive Order of Governor Romney, which became mandatory for all Massachusetts Notaries on May 15, 2004.
Legal CaseJun 22, 2004 - Pennsylvania
PA Supreme Court Opinion J-126-2004 - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules that Pennsylvania Notaries who, as of July 1, 2003, had a current commission in effect are exempted from the new education requirement.
LegislationJun 16, 2004 - Georgia
GA House Bill 1EX - House Bill 1EX imposes an additional filing fee clerks may charge for all “civil actions” (which, according to an interpretation by the Georgia Attorney General, includes Notary commissions) filed in superior court.
LegislationMay 28, 2004 - Colorado
CO House Bill 1300 - House Bill 1300 prescribes a unique approach to electronic notarization and makes amendments to the commissioning process.
Executive OrderMay 15, 2004 - Massachusetts
MA Executive Order 455 (04-04) - The Executive Order issued by Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney on December 19, 2003, has been modified and became mandatory as rules of conduct for the state’s Notaries on May 15, 2004.
LegislationApr 01, 2004 - Michigan
MI House Bill 4938 - House Bill 4938 comprehensively modernizes Michigan’s Notary laws.