Notary Law Update: OR Senate Bill 68
State: Oregon
Summary: Senate Bill 68 makes a “housekeeping” change regarding information the Department of State Police must provide to the Secretary of State upon request concerning the identity or criminal history of a Notary Public applicant. Previously, the Department of State Police was required to furnish information from its central bureau of criminal identification in response to a request from the Secretary of State.
Signed:
June 29, 2011
Effective:
June 29, 2011
Chapter: 2011-336
Affects:Amends Section 194.024 of the Oregon Revised Statutes
Changes: - Requires the Department of State Police to provide to the Secretary of State any information that the department may have in its possession to assist the Secretary in investigating a Notary Public commission applicant’s identity or criminal history.
Analysis:Senate Bill 68 makes a “housekeeping” change regarding information the Department of State Police must provide to the Secretary of State upon request concerning the identity or criminal history of a Notary Public applicant. Previously, the Department of State Police was required to furnish information from its central bureau of criminal identification in response to a request from the Secretary of State. According to the Secretary of State’s Commercial Registries Manager, Tom Wrosch, the central bureau of criminal identification is being phased out as part of SB 68. The change will not impact the quality or quantity of information provided to the Secretary of State’s office when conducting a background check of Notary commission applicants.
Read the bill text.