LegislationMay 05, 2021 - Utah
UT House Bill 276 - House Bill 276 now allows individuals who do not reside in Utah but have been employed in Utah for at least 30 days to apply for a Notary Public commission.
LegislationApr 29, 2021 - Indiana
IN House Bill 1255 - House Bill 1255 makes numerous and varied changes to Indiana’s probate, real property and Notary Public statutes.
LegislationApr 29, 2021 - Arkansas
AR Senate Bill 340 - Senate Bill 340 authorizes Arkansas Notaries to permanently perform remote notarizations and provides standards for these notarizations and extends the temporary COVID-19 remote notarization authorizations.
LegislationApr 28, 2021 - Tennessee
TN Senate Bill 509 - Tennessee Senate Bill 509 authorizes all Notaries Public to perform marriage ceremonies.
LegislationApr 21, 2021 - Kansas
KS Senate Bill 122 - Senate Bill 122 makes documents acknowledged before a Notary or notarial officer “self-authenticating” for the purposes of admission into evidence in a judicial proceeding.
LegislationMar 23, 2021 - West Virginia
WV Senate Bill 182 - Senate Bill 182 provides legislative approval of the Secretary of State’s emergency rules for remote ink signed notarization.
Rule/Regulation
Mar 14, 2021 - Washington
WA Administrative Rules (2021) - The Washington Department of Licensing has adopted permanent administrative rules to implement its remote online notarization statutes.
LegislationMar 11, 2021 - Virginia
VA House Bill 2064 - House Bill 2064 now authorizes a credible witness to identify a remote signer for a remote online notarization (RON) or requires two forms of “identity proofing.” It also requires new information to be included in the notarial certificate for a RON.
LegislationMar 11, 2021 - North Carolina
NC House Bill 196 - House Bill 196 extends until December 31 the temporary remote notarization laws previously enacted by Senate Bill 704 and extended by House Bill 1023 last year.
Rule/Regulation
Feb 28, 2021 - Missouri
MO Administrative Rules 2021 (Notary Commissions) - The Missouri Secretary of State adopts permanent rules related to Notary commissions and the Notary complaint process.