LegislationJun 17, 2008 - South Carolina
SC House Bill 4400 - While House Bill 4400 addresses many other facets of immigration, it has particular provisions addressing the business of immigration assistance service providers by defining the duties of non-attorneys who provide certain non-legal and ministerial services; regulating the ethical conduct of immigration specialists; and authorizing the Director of the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation to investigate and enforce the provisions of the chapter. In many respects House Bill 4400 is similar to a Georgia law enacted earlier this year.
LegislationJun 16, 2008 - Washington
WA House Bill 2459 - Washington becomes the sixteenth state to enact the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act, enabling county recorders to accept electronic real property documents for recording in conformance with technical standards set by the Washington Secretary of State.
Rule/Regulation
May 30, 2008 - New Mexico
NM Administrative Rules (2008) - New Mexico joins Arizona, Colorado, Kansas and North Carolina in issuing specific Administrative Rules for electronic notarization. New Mexico’s rules are a blend of provisions from Article III of the NNA’s Model Notary Act combined with the National E-Notarization Standards adopted by the National Association of Secretaries of State.
LegislationMay 13, 2008 - South Carolina
SC House Bill 3451 - South Carolina becomes the seventeenth state to enact the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act, enabling county recorders to accept electronic real property documents for recording in conformance with technical standards set by the South Carolina Secretary of State.
Rule/Regulation
May 05, 2008 - Hawaii
HI Administrative Rules - New administrative rules adopted by the Attorney General and effective May 5, 2008, provide many new standards for the performance of notarial acts, granting of commissions and regulation of the conduct of Notaries. However, due to the enactment of a new statute by the Hawaii Legislature, the administrative rule dictating the required elements in a Notary’s official seal maybe short-lived. Until January 1, 2009, the Notary’s commission number must appear in the official seal; starting January 1, 2009, it may not.
Rule/Regulation
May 01, 2008 - Oregon
OR Administrative Rules (2008) - An amendment to Oregon Administrative Code Section 160-100-0210 now directs Notaries to record in the journal any ID’s expiration date, but to leave out the ID’s serial or identification number.
LegislationMay 01, 2008 - Tennessee
TN House Bill 2954 - House Bill 2954 clarifies that a person must be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident to hold a Tennessee Notary commission.
LegislationApr 28, 2008 - Arizona
AZ Senate Bill 1174 - Senate Bill 1174 removes from the counties all functions related to the filing of Notary bonds and oaths of office, authenticating of notarial acts, and surrendering of Notary seals, journals and official papers and centralizes these functions in the office of the Secretary of State.
LegislationApr 18, 2008 - Virginia
VA Senate Bill 118 - Senate Bill 118 corrects an ill-advised law enacted last year prohibiting a Notary from notarizing any signature that did not appear on the same page as the certificate of acknowledgment, jurat or other notarial form. Now, a Notary may complete a certificate that is printed on a page separate from as the signature if the printed name of the document signer appears in the notarial certificate.
LegislationApr 01, 2008 - Wisconsin
WI Assembly Bill 468 - Assembly Bill 468 provides strict penalties for several new prohibited acts committed by non-attorney Notaries, including falsely representing or implying that one is a licensed attorney, and providing improper legal representation and advertising notarial services in a foreign language without including in the advertisement a prescribed notice and the fees a Notary may charge.