LegislationApr 28, 2008 - Arizona
AZ Senate Bill 1174 - Senate Bill 1174 removes from the counties all functions related to the filing of Notary bonds and oaths of office, authenticating of notarial acts, and surrendering of Notary seals, journals and official papers and centralizes these functions in the office of the Secretary of State.
LegislationApr 18, 2008 - Virginia
VA Senate Bill 118 - Senate Bill 118 corrects an ill-advised law enacted last year prohibiting a Notary from notarizing any signature that did not appear on the same page as the certificate of acknowledgment, jurat or other notarial form. Now, a Notary may complete a certificate that is printed on a page separate from as the signature if the printed name of the document signer appears in the notarial certificate.
LegislationApr 01, 2008 - Wisconsin
WI Assembly Bill 468 - Assembly Bill 468 provides strict penalties for several new prohibited acts committed by non-attorney Notaries, including falsely representing or implying that one is a licensed attorney, and providing improper legal representation and advertising notarial services in a foreign language without including in the advertisement a prescribed notice and the fees a Notary may charge.
LegislationFeb 29, 2008 - Virginia
VA House Bill 1575 - House Bill 1575 extends a Virginia Notary Public’s oath-administering responsibilities to administering any oath to a member of the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty or to civilians deployed by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Rule/Regulation
Jan 18, 2008 - Montana
MT Administrative Rule (Commissioning) - In an amendment to its administrative rules, Montana updates the information to be required on an application for a Notary commission and adds provisions related to cancelation of a commission.
LegislationJan 01, 2008 - Oregon
OR House Bill 2364 - HB 2364 makes it clear that the official notarizations of notarial officers commissioned by federally recognized Indian tribes enjoy the same legal status as the acts of Oregon notarial officers, notarial officers of other U.S. states, foreign governments and notarial officers under federal authority.
LegislationJan 01, 2008 - Oregon
OR House Bill 2362 - House Bill 2362 allows petitions, reports and accounts filed in proceedings before a probate court to be signed under penalty of perjury instead of being “verified” before a Notary or notarial officer.
LegislationJan 01, 2008 - Florida
FL House Bill 1305 - House Bill 1305 enacts electronic notarization provisions.
LegislationJan 01, 2008 - California
CA Assembly Bill 886 - Assembly Bill 886 institutes new reforms to both the California Government and Civil Codes.
LegislationJan 01, 2008 - California
CA Assembly Bill 434 - Assembly Bill 434 requires Notaries to respond to requests for journal photocopies within 15 business days, but also allows a Notary to defend a delayed action to respond on the basis of unavoidable, exigent business or personal circumstances.