LegislationJul 01, 2009 - Nevada
NV Senate Bill 92 - Senate Bill 92, creating the Electronic Notary Public Authentication Act, enacts measures regulating Electronic Notaries and notarization, specifying the notarial acts that may be performed electronically, prescribing mandatory education and an examination, setting fees for electronic notarial acts, authorizing the Secretary of State to issue authentications and apostilles to verify the electronic signatures of Electronic Notaries and permitting the Secretary of State to promulgate rules to implement the new laws. Matters pertaining to the commissioning of “paper-based” Notaries are also addressed in the bill.
LegislationJul 01, 2009 - Ohio
OH House Bill 525 - House Bill 525 introduces document formatting standards for real property and other documents that are recorded in a county recorder’s office and imposes an additional $20 per-document fee for documents that do not conform to the new requirements. Notaries should be especially mindful to ensure that seal images do not protrude into the assigned margins of the documents.
LegislationJun 30, 2009 - North Carolina
NC Senate Bill 268 - Senate Bill 268 eliminates the need to obtain the recommendation of a public official in North Carolina and submit the recommendation with the application for a commission if the applicant resides in a county with more than 5,250 active Notaries on record in the year of application.
LegislationJun 19, 2009 - Texas
TX House Bill 1285 - House Bill 1285 permits a former Secretary of State, an employee of a county asked to obtain sworn testimony, a former Lieutenant Governor, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, a former Governor and a former Attorney General to administer oaths and give a certificate of the oath.
LegislationJun 19, 2009 - Louisiana
LA Senate Bill 70 - Senate Bill 70 directs the clerk of court of Orleans Parish to collect certain fees for records filed in the notarial archives of the Parish and designates portions of these fees for various purposes.
LegislationJun 01, 2009 - Maryland
MD Senate Bill 86 - Senate Bill 86 raises the fidelity bond and the blanket surety bond or letter of credit of a title insurance producer to $150,000 (previously $100,000) for all licenses issued or renewed on or after October 1, 2009.
LegislationJun 01, 2009 - Illinois
IL Senate Bill 546 - Establishing a 4-year pilot program, SB 546 requires Notaries to create a “Notarial Record” for any qualifying “Document of Conveyance” affecting or purporting to affect title to residential real property in Cook County, Illinois, from June 1, 2009 through June 30, 2013. The new law specifies the entries for the Notarial Record, including a thumbprint, prescribes a statutory form and provides for the proper disposition of the Notarial Record. The new law allows Notaries who create a Notarial Record to charge $25 for the notarization.
LegislationMay 19, 2009 - Colorado
CO House Bill 09-1326 - In an effort to stem abuse and fraud in the statewide citizen-initiated petition process, Colorado HB 09-1326 sets stringent procedures for the notarization of a circulator’s affidavit, imposes penalties for fraud and permits electors to commence civil actions against persons, including Notaries, who perpetrate fraud.
LegislationMay 11, 2009 - Nevada
NV Senate Bill 314 - Nevada enacts the Uniform Power of Attorney Act (UPOAA). If a power of attorney is presented for notarization, a Notary will need to know that a signer may sign the power of attorney or may direct another person to sign it for him or her. The Act doesn’t require a power of attorney to be notarized, but a court will presume the signature to be genuine if it is acknowledged before a Notary or an officer authorized to take acknowledgments. Senate Bill 314 also enacts rules governing health care powers, which are required to be either acknowledged before a Notary or witnessed by two persons who watched the principal sign.
LegislationMay 05, 2009 - Georgia
GA House Bill 127 - Georgia becomes the twenty-first state to enact the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act, enabling county recorders to accept electronic real property documents for recording in conformance with technical standards set by the Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority.