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New Notary Laws

Use this database to find updated Notary laws and regulations in your state or jurisdiction.

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Rule/Regulation Oct 21, 2023 - Vermont
VT Administrative Rules (2023) - The Vermont Secretary of State's Office of Professional Regulation has adopted rules for Notary Public continuing education.

Rule/Regulation Oct 02, 2023 - Maine
ME Administrative Rules (2023) - The Maine Secretary of State has adopted permanent rules implementing the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, including electronic and remote notarization.

Rule/Regulation Oct 02, 2023 - Maine
ME Marriage Officiant Rules (2023) - The Maine Secretary of State has adopted permanent rules implementing the provisions of Title 5, section 90-G regarding the licensing of marriage officiants who are authorized to solemnize marriages in Maine pursuant to Title 19-A, chapter 23.

LegislationOct 01, 2023 - Maryland
MD House Bill 636 - House Bill 636 authorizes the Notary's business e-mail address to be public information and if the Notary doesn't have one, the Notary's personal e-mail address.

LegislationOct 01, 2023 - Maryland
MD House Bill 630 - House Bill 630 authorizes qualified third party to make a report, which must be notarized, concerning a victim of abuse for the purpose of terminating a contract with a utility and all future liability under a utility contract.

LegislationOct 01, 2023 - Maryland
MD Senate Bill 792 - Senate Bill 792 allows two individuals toregister a domestic partnership by filing a declaration of domestic partnership, which must be notarized, with the register of wills in the county in which the domestic partners are domiciled.

LegislationOct 01, 2023 - Connecticut
CT Senate Bill 1040 - Connecticut, one of the last states without a remote online notarization statute, has remedied that by enacting Senate Bill 1040.

LegislationOct 01, 2023 - Maryland
MD Senate Bill 67 - Senate Bill 67 requires appointees for a civil commission, including Notary commissions, to contact the clerk of the circuit court to coordinate a time and place to take the oath of office and receive the commission.

LegislationSep 28, 2023 - North Carolina
NC Senate Bill 615 - Senate Bill 615 makes maintaining a. journal of notarial acts permissive instead of mandatory.

Rule/Regulation Sep 27, 2023 - Iowa
IA Administrative Rules (2023) - As part of a five-year review of Iowa rules, the Secretary of State has readopted the Notary Public and Remote Notary Public rules with only minor technical amendments.

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