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New Notary Laws

Use this database to find updated Notary laws and regulations in your state or jurisdiction.

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LegislationJul 01, 2024 - Virginia
VA Senate Bill 8 - Senate Bill 8 waives the requirement that the renewal application of a Notary or Electronic Notary must be sworn before an officer authorized to administer oaths under certain conditions, as specified. 

LegislationJul 01, 2024 - Virginia
VA House Bill 986 - House Bill 986 increases the maximum fees a Notary may charge.

LegislationJul 01, 2024 - Mississippi
MS Senate Bill 2519 - Senate Bill 2519 limits land ownership by individuals from countries designated by the U.S. government as foreign adversaries and absolves Notaries Public from a duty to inquire into whether an individual is from a foreign adversary in such transactions.

LegislationJul 01, 2024 - Virginia
VA House Bill 1372 - House Bill 1372 now authorizes Notaries to use knowledge-based authentication to identify a principal or credible witness in a remote online notarization and enacts provisions on the validity of notarial acts.

LegislationJul 01, 2024 - Kentucky
KY House Bill 488 - House Bill 488 requires signatures to be acknowledged before a Notary on any amendment, renewal, modification, or extension of a recorded mortgage, and a memorandum of function as an extension of a lien in a recorded deed.

LegislationJul 01, 2024 - Tennessee
TN House Bill 647 - House Bill 647 requires a party requesting certain patient medical records, as specified, is responsible for reasonable costs of copying and mailing or transmitting the records, and for a flat Notary fee of not more than $20.

LegislationJul 01, 2024 - Florida
FL House Bill 761 - House Bill 761 removes the requirement that certain petitions of injunction for protection against domestic violence be sworn to before a Notary Public.

LegislationJul 01, 2024 - Georgia
GA Senate Bill 420 - Senate Bill 420 authorizes an individual to transfer an interest in real property to a grantee beneficiary by signing a transfer on death deed that must be notarized.

Rule/Regulation Jun 22, 2024 - Washington
WA Administrative Rules (2024) - The Washington Department of Licensing has adopted an administrative rule to increase the maximum fees a Notary may charge.

LegislationJun 14, 2024 - Oklahoma
OK Senate Bill 2038 - Senate Bill 2038 dispenses with the notarization requirement for a transfer of ownership of a vehicle to an insurer resulting from a settlement of total loss if the signatures are electronically signed pursuant to 12A OS 15-109.

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