LegislationJun 05, 2016 - Louisiana
LA House Bill 709 - House Bill 709 provides for the appointment of ex officio Notaries Public for the Department of Insurance.
LegislationJun 02, 2016 - Louisiana
LA Senate Bill 381 - Senate Bill 381 provides for the appointment of ex officio Notaries Public for the Causeway Police Department.
LegislationMay 10, 2016 - Utah
UT House Bill 74 - Utah enacts the Uniform Power of Attorney Act (UPOAA), allowing a principal to sign a power of attorney or direct another person to sign the power of attorney in the principal's conscious presence, requiring a power of attorney to be signed before a Notary or notarial officer, granting an acknowledged power of attorney a presumption of genuineness, and providing a statutory power of attorney form.
LegislationApr 05, 2016 - New Hampshire
NH House Bill 151 - House Bill 151 repeals the laws related to marital masters, including the authorization of marital masters to perform notarial acts under RSA 456-B:3, I(b).
LegislationMar 14, 2016 - Oregon
OR House Bill 4128 - House Bill 4128 expands a criminal offense to include acting as a Notary without a commission or as an immigration consultant with intent to defraud, sets new qualifications for a Notary commission and allows the Secretary of State to take action against the commission of a Notary for certain violations.
Executive OrderMar 01, 2016 - Washington DC
D.C. Executive Order 2016-031 - A new executive order from the District of Columbia Mayor authorizes the Secretary of the District to publish regulations concerning Notaries, including rules to establish and amend fees.
Rule/Regulation
Feb 10, 2016 - Texas
TX Administrative Rules (2016) - New and revised administrative rules adopted by the Texas Secretary of State clarifies application, seal, requests for public information and Notary complaint requirements, and also requirements for submitters of electronic applications to the Secretary of State.
LegislationJan 01, 2016 - Texas
TX House Bill 1683 - House Bill 1683 requires the Secretary of State to assign an identification number to all Notaries issued commissions on or after January 1, 2016 and requires this ID number to appear in the Notary's official seal.
LegislationJan 01, 2016 - California
CA Assembly Bill 432 - Adds a definition of "electronic signature" to the California Code of Civil Procedure and allows court and judicial officers to use electronic signatures.
LegislationJan 01, 2016 - California
CA Assembly Bill 1036 - Assembly Bill 1036 allows Notaries to accept as identification any form of ID issued by a sheriff's department that is current or has been issued in the past 5 years for a prisoner in custody in a county jail or local detention facility.