LegislationJul 21, 2007 - Arkansas
AR House Bill 1298 - Arkansas becomes the first state to enact the Uniform Real Property Recording Act in 2007 and the eleventh overall.
Legislation
Jul 05, 2007 - Louisiana
LA Senate Bill 42 - Senate Bill 42 repeals certain sections of the Revised Statutes related to the duties of the custodian of notarial records in Orleans Parish, and no longer requires Notaries to furnish certain information to the custodian and pay an annual fee. Senate Bill 42 also repeals the law stating that a Notary’s failure to provide information and pay the annual fee to the custodian of notarial records is grounds for the revocation of the Notary’s commission.
LegislationJul 01, 2007 - Wyoming
WY House Bill 48 - House Bill 48 clarifies that a durable power of attorney for heath care, if notarized, must be acknowledged before a Notary Public.
LegislationJul 01, 2007 - Wyoming
WY Senate File 171 - Senate File 171 removes the protections a Notary imparts to documentary transactions requiring a sworn oath or affirmation and classifies a false signing on penalty of perjury without the presence of a Notary as a felony on par with the felony of false swearing.
LegislationJul 01, 2007 - Virginia
VA House Bill 3112 - House Bill 3112 clarifies how much Notaries may charge for their services.
LegislationJul 01, 2007 - Virginia
VA House Bill 2058 - House Bill 2058 comprehensively revises Virginia's Notary laws, including provisions on electronic notarization, that take effect July 1, 2008.
LegislationJul 01, 2007 - Utah
UT House Bill 200 - House Bill 200 introduces several new formatting requirements for recordable instruments that will have an impact on the practice of Notaries.
LegislationJul 01, 2007 - Mississippi
MS Senate Bill 2647 - Senate Bill 2647 lists in statute the qualifications to become a Notary, requires a surety providing the Notary's bond to be licensed by the Mississippi Department of Insurance and authorizes the Secretary of State to publish regulations to implement Chapter 33 of the Mississippi Code.
LegislationJul 01, 2007 - Idaho
ID Senate Bill 1159 - Senate Bill 1159 provides rules for a signature by mark and signature by proxy.
LegislationJul 01, 2007 - Montana
MT House Bill 140 - House Bill 140 permits electronic filing of a declaration of nomination in an election without the acknowledgment before a Notary or notarial officer.