Rule/Regulation
Dec 31, 2016 - Missouri
MO Emergency Rules 2017 (Electronic Signature and Seal) - The Missouri Secretary of State has published an emergency rule regarding the use of electronic signatures and seals by Notaries which takes temporary effect.
LegislationDec 23, 2016 - United States
US Senate 2943 - Requires military testamentary instruments, such as a last will, to be notarized and specifies the individuals authorized to notarize them; and also extends the authority to perform notarial acts to additional individuals.
LegislationOct 04, 2016 - Pennsylvania
PA House Bill 665 - House Bill 665 clarifies that a Pennsylvania attorney may take the acknowledgment of a principal signing a power of attorney as long as the attorney is not one of the two witnesses required to attest the power of attorney.
LegislationOct 01, 2016 - Connecticut
CT Senate Bill 142 - Senate Bill 142 amends the Uniform Power of Attorney Act to allow an agent in advance of a principal's death to sign a written document directing the disposition of the individual’s body upon death or designating an individual to have custody and control of the disposition of the principal's body upon death of the principal.
LegislationOct 01, 2016 - Maryland
MD Senate Bill 239 - Senate Bill 239 enacts he Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (UFADAA), allowing an individual to grant the power of accessing and controlling the individual’s electronic communications and digital assets in a power of attorney that must be acknowledged before a Notary.
Rule/Regulation
Aug 29, 2016 - Maryland
MD Administrative Rule (2016) - A new administrative rule reduces the amount of the Notary application fee.
LegislationAug 28, 2016 - Missouri
Missouri Senate Bill 932 - Senate Bill 932 enacts tougher seal purchasing and manufacturing rules, reaffirms that Notaries may use electronic signatures to perform a notarial act as allowed under the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, and requires the Secretary of State to adopt rules to address Notaries’ use of electronic signatures.
LegislationAug 22, 2016 - Alaska
AK Senate Bill 180 - Senate Bill 180 allows a parent or guardian to temporarily transfer parental care and custody for a child to an agent named in a power of attorney that must be acknowledged before a Notary.
Rule/Regulation
Aug 15, 2016 - New Jersey
NJ Administrative Rule (2016) - A new administrative rule in New Jersey makes a slight change related to the fulfillment of expedited requests for Apostilles and certifications.
LegislationAug 13, 2016 - Rhode Island
RI Senate Bill 2534 - Senate Bill 2534 eliminates the requirement for an applicant for a Notary commission to be a resident and qualified elector of Rhode Island.