Notary Law Update: NE Legislative Bill 348
State: Nebraska
Summary:Legislative Bill 348 repeals the authority of a Notary Public to punish witnesses to a civil suit for contempt.
Signed:
June 02, 2005
Effective:
June 02, 2005
Chapter: 118
Affects:Amends Nebraska Revised Statutes 64-108
Changes: - Repeals the power of Notaries to punish witnesses for neglect or refusal to obey a court summons, or for refusal to testify in a civil suit when present, by commitment to the county jail for contempt.
Analysis:Nebraska is one of a handful of states that allows Notaries the rare power to issue summons to and command the presence of witnesses in a civil suit. While retaining this power, the new law repeals the authority of Notaries to punish witnesses for contempt, a duty that is out of the scope of the normal official witnessing functions of Notaries today.
Read the bill text.