Legislation
Jan 01, 2006 - Arizona
AZ House Bill 1354 - Arizona becomes the first state to enact the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act (URPERA).
LegislationJan 01, 2006 - California
CA Assembly Bill 1102 - Enacts provision for Notaries qualified to issue confidential marriage licenses.
LegislationJan 01, 2006 - Arkansas
AR Senate Bill 337 - Senate Bill 337 provides new Notary commissioning and status update requirements.
LegislationJan 01, 2006 - New Hampshire
NH House Bill 672 - New Hampshire becomes the latest state to enact the Uniform Law on Notarial Acts published by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.
LegislationJan 01, 2006 - Delaware
DE House Bill 79 - Delaware becomes the fourth state to enact the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act (URPERA), a uniform statute promulgated by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.
LegislationJan 01, 2006 - California
CA Assembly Bill 361 - Assembly Bill 361 toughens the penalties already on the books for a number of offenses relating to the performance of notarial acts. AB 361 now requires that the California “all-purpose” acknowledgment form must be used verbatim for all acknowledgments taken within California.
Rule/Regulation
Dec 30, 2005 - Kansas
KS Administrative Regulations (2005) - The Kansas Secretary of State adopts permanent regulations for performing electronic notarizations under the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA).
LegislationDec 01, 2005 - North Carolina
NC Senate Bill 671 - North Carolina has adopted the most comprehensive legislation to date that was modeled after the Model Notary Act of 2002, including many of the provisions in Article III concerning electronic notarization, as part of a bill enacting the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act.
LegislationNov 10, 2005 - Oregon
OR House Bill 2460 - House Bill 2460 repeals a law that allowed county clerks to issue certificates authenticating the acts of Notaries.
LegislationOct 18, 2005 - Washington DC
DC B16-0173 - The District of Columbia enacts the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act (URPERA).