LegislationJan 01, 2015 - Pennsylvania
PA House Bill 1429 - House Bill 1429 modifies Pennsylvania’s power of attorney statutes. It allows a power of attorney to be signed by the principal by signature or mark or allows a power to be signed by another individual on behalf of and at the direction of the principal. The bill requires most powers of attorney to be acknowledged before a Notary or notarial officer and allows powers of attorney to be electronically signed. The bill disqualifies the Notary from taking the acknowledgment of a power of attorney if the Notary is the agent or witness to the power of attorney.
LegislationJan 01, 2015 - California
CA Senate Bill 1050 - Senate Bill 1050 is the latest change to the form and wording of the statutory certificates of acknowledgment, jurat and proof of execution prescribed under California law in recent years. SB 1050 adds a prescribed consumer disclosure to each of these certificates.
LegislationJan 01, 2015 - California
CA Senate Bill 1467 - Senate Bill 1467 clarifies that the Notary commission required of persons who are registered as professional photocopiers must be maintained during the entire two-year registration term and requires the professional photocopier to provide an updated valid Notary commission to the county clerk if the prior commission expires before expiration of the two-year registration as a professional photocopier.
LegislationJan 01, 2015 - California
CA Assembly Bill 2747 - Assembly Bill 2747 makes a willful failure by a Notary Public to discharge fully and faithfully any of the duties or responsibilities of a Notary punishable by a civil penalty of up to $1,500.
LegislationDec 08, 2014 - New Jersey
NJ Assembly Bill 1423 - Assembly 1423 is the latest legislation enacted to address the confusion unscrupulous Notaries cause an unwary immigrant public by falsely representing that they can provide immigration-related services that only licensed attorneys can offer.
Rule/Regulation
Nov 30, 2014 - Colorado
CO Administrative Rules (2014) - The Colorado Secretary of State amends, adds, simplifies and re-codifies its Notary program rugles governing the commissioning process, electronic notarization and the mandatory education and examination requirements.
LegislationNov 18, 2014 - Washington DC
DC B20-0986 - In this emergency legislation, the District of Columbia Council repeals the Notary Public Review Board, whose duties were defined in Sections 2411 through 2422 of Title 17, Chapter 24 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations.
Rule/Regulation
Nov 03, 2014 - New Jersey
NJ Administrative Rule (2014) - The New Jersey State Division of Archives and Records Management has published administrative rules to govern the electronic recording of real property documents. Included in the electronic recording rules is a provision requiring electronic land title documents to be notarized in conformance with the New Jersey Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
LegislationNov 01, 2014 - Oklahoma
OK House Bill 2576 - House Bill 2576 clarifies that the limitations and requirements applicable to Notaries in notarizing absentee ballots apply only to elections conducted by the State Elections Board or a county elections board. It would not apply to a tribal election or any other election not conducted by one of these two boards.
LegislationOct 01, 2014 - Tennessee
TN House Bill 2387 - House Bill 2387 fixes a technical issue that prevented Tennessee legislators from holding a Notary commission, allows Notaries to charge a reasonable fee for their services and creates a journal requirement.