LawJun 30, 2022
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Arizona
AZ Senate Bill 1115 - Arizona enacts the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (RULONA), strengthening Arizona’s Notary Public statutes.
LawJan 01, 2022
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New Mexico
NM Senate Bill 12 - Senate Bill 12 enacts the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (RULONA), including authorization for Notaries to perform remote online notarizations.
LawJan 01, 2022
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Kansas
KS Senate Bill 106 - Kansas enacts the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (RULONA), including provisions for performing notarial acts for remotely located individuals.
LawJan 01, 2022
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Washington
WA Senate Bill 5132 - Senate Bill 5123 allows a person to create their last will as an electronic will and to make the electronic will self-proving through notarizations by a Washington electronic records Notary Public.
LawJan 01, 2022
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Texas
TX Senate Bill 43 - Senate Bill 43 adds protections for “wrap mortgage loans,” one of which is that it must be closed by an attorney or title insurance company.
LawNov 01, 2021
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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.
LawOct 12, 2021
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Ohio
OH House Bill 263 - House Bill 263 enacts rules for how licensing authorities treat with applicants with past criminal records and makes technical changes to Ohio’s Notary laws.
LawOct 01, 2021
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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.
LawOct 01, 2021
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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.
LawAug 28, 2021
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Nebraska
NE Legislative Bill 94 - Legislative Bill 94 validates certain notarizations performed under the Governor's Executive Order No. 20-13, dated April 1, 2020.