Legislation
State: Montana
Signed: June 24, 2014
Effective: June 24, 2014
Chapter: 123
SummarySenate Bill 141 allows a Notary to use either the words "Notary Public" or "Notarial Seal" in the Notary's official seal.
AffectsAmends Montana Code Annotated Section 1-5-416
Changes - Permits Notaries to use either “Notary Public” or “Notarial Seal” as a required element of the official inking stamp or embossing seal. (Previously, the law allowed only the words “Notarial Seal.”)
AnalysisThis is a sensible change, because the word “Notarial” is not a familiar one to many people. The required elements of the Montana Notary seal are now: (1) the name of the Notary (exactly as it appears on the commission); (2) “Notary Public” or “Notarial Seal”; and (3) “State of Montana”.
Read the bill text.