LegislationJun 06, 2020 - West Virginia
WV House Bill 4576 - House Bill 4576 enacts a provision for correcting obvious errors in real estate documents that have been recorded with a county clerk by requiring a corrective affidavit to be notarized.
LegislationJun 06, 2020 - West Virginia
WV House Bill 4748 - House Bill 4748 raises the fees non-government Notaries may charge from $5 to $10.
GuidanceJun 03, 2020 - United States
US Treasury Guidance on Remote Notarization - The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued temporary guidance that is effective through December, 2020, waiving the personal appearance requirement for the notarization of participant elections related to qualified joint survivor annuities.
Rule/Regulation
May 30, 2020 - Colorado
CO Temporary Rules (2020) - A new temporary regulation in Colorado allows for certain elections petitions to be witnessed and notarized under the Governor's temporary authorization for remote notarization.
LegislationMay 29, 2020 - West Virginia
WV House Bill 2086 - West Virginia enacts the Uniform Real Property Electronic Act, allowing Notaries to use electronic signatures in notarizing real property records.
Legal CaseMay 29, 2020 - Rhode Island
In re William E. Paplauskas, Jr. No. 2018-161-M.P. - The Rhode Island Supreme Court rules that non-attorney signing agents, who are agents of a title company providing title insurance for a Rhode Island real estate transaction, may perform loan signing services.
Executive OrderMay 26, 2020 - Pennsylvania
PA Waiver of PennDOT ID Expiration Dates - The Governor of Pennsylvania has granted a waiver of the requirement that Pennsylvania driver’s license and non-driver' ID that expires between March 16 and June 30, 2020, be current and unexpired.
LegislationMay 21, 2020 - Oklahoma
OK Senate Bill 1779 - Senate Bill 1779 defines "absentee ballot harvesting" that contains prohibitions for Notaries, and also makes clarifications to the law limiting Notaries from notarizing 20 absentee ballot affidavits in an election.
LegislationMay 17, 2020 - Minnesota
MN House File 4605 - House File 4605 expands the means by which a recording official may accept documents, signatures, or filings for recording a Notary commission during a peacetime public health​ emergency.
LegislationMay 13, 2020 - Washington DC
DC Remote Notarization Authorizations (2020-2021) - The District of Columbia has enacted temporary authorization for Notaries to perform remote notarial acts.