AnalysisWhen Vermont’s Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts law took effect on July 1, 2019, the Office of Professional Regulation (OPR) began receiving applications and appointing Notaries Public. Previously this responsibility was with the assistant judges and county clerks.
With the OPR now using an online services platform to process applications for Notary commissions, an applicant or the Notary can upload a scanned copy of the completed, signed and notarized oath of office, obviating the need for the county clerk to send the Notary’s certificate of appointment to the Secretary of State.
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