Rule/Regulation
Dec 21, 2021 - Wyoming
WY Administrative Rules (2021) - The Wyoming Secretary of State has adopted new rules to implement journals, remote notarization, and other matters.
LegislationNov 01, 2021 - Oklahoma
OK House Bill 2548 - House Bill 2548 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.
LegislationOct 22, 2021 - New Jersey
NJ Assembly 4250 - New Jersey enacts the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (RULONA) with new official stamp, journal, and education requirements, and provisions for notarial acts for electronic records and remotely located individuals using communication technology.
LegislationOct 17, 2021 - Maine
ME House Paper 822 - House Bill 822 authorizes alternative procedures for signing an advance directive by a principal with an infectious disease who is confined, but these procedures do not apply to a directive that is notarized.
LegislationOct 09, 2021 - Ohio
OH House Bill 263 - House Bill 263 enacts rules for how licensing authorities treat applicants with past criminal records and makes technical changes to Ohio’s Notary laws.
LegislationOct 01, 2021 - Maryland
MD Senate Bill 132 - Senate Bill 132 protects the privacy of Maryland Notaries by no longer making public a Notary's home address or phone number if the Notary has a business address and phone number.
LegislationOct 01, 2021 - Maryland
MD House Bill 1261 - House Bill 1261 authorizes electronic wills, authorizes Notaries to use remote notarization to notarize a power of attorney, and contains provisions validating certain documents recorded in the land records, some of which may have been improperly notarized.
LegislationOct 01, 2021 - North Carolina
NC Senate Bill 196 - Senate Bill 196 makes amendments to so-called "curative" statutes in the North Carolina Notary Public Act and in the real property statutes.
Rule/Regulation
Oct 01, 2021 - Maryland
MD Administrative Rules (2021) - The Maryland Secretary of State has published regulations for Notary Public education providers.
LegislationSep 29, 2021 - Arizona
AZ House Bill 2308 - House Bill 2308 affects the legitimacy of elector signatures on recall petition sheets due to improper notarizations.