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AL House Bill 99

Legislation

State: Alabama
Signed: May 14, 2012

Effective: August 01, 2012
Chapter: Act No. 2012-382

Summary

House Bill 99 makes it a Class A misdemeanor to knowingly act as a Notary Public without proper authority.

Affects

Adds Section 13A-10-132 to the Code of Alabama

Changes
  1. Makes it unlawful for any person to knowingly act as a Notary Public without proper authority.
  2. Classifies the offense of knowingly acting as a Notary Public without proper authority a Class A misdemeanor.
Analysis

House Bill 99 makes it a Class A misdemeanor to knowingly act as a Notary Public without proper authority. This statute could be applied in the future to situations such as the robo-signing crisis where persons in the mortgage default industry knowingly notarized foreclosure affidavits with invalid commissions or without a commission.

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