Rule/Regulation
Sep 01, 2013 - Oregon
OR Administrative Rules (RULONA) - Under the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (RULONA) enacted by chapter 219, Oregon Laws 2013, the Oregon Secretary of State is authorized to publish administrative rules to implement the RULONA covering any provision in the RULONA, including electronic notarization. Administrative rules carry the force of law, except they do not have to be enacted by the Oregon legislature. Following a public comment period, the Oregon Secretary of State published its permanent rules to implement the RULONA on September 1, 2013.
LegislationAug 22, 2013 - Arizona
AZ Senate Bill 1094 - Senate Bill 1094 makes it a class 1 misdemeanor, the highest type of misdemeanor, to willfully impersonate a Notary Public. The bill also makes it a class 6 felony, the lowest type of felony, for any vendor of Notary seals to produce a seal without obtaining and retaining a copy of the Notary’s commission for 4 years.
LegislationAug 21, 2013 - Arkansas
AR Senate Bill 807 - Senate Bill 807 makes a number of changes affecting the commissioning process and practice of Notaries in the state, including statements an applicant must make on the application for a commission and clarifying the color of ink Notaries must use in signing and sealing notarial certificates.
LegislationAug 09, 2013 - New Jersey
NJ Assembly Bill 3818 - Assembly 3818 clarifies that the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act applies to transactions involving the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of any interest in real property.
Rule/Regulation
Jul 31, 2013 - Iowa
IA Administrative Rules (2013) - The Iowa Secretary of State amends its administrative rules for Notaries in light of its enactment of the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (RULONA).
LegislationJul 19, 2013 - Arkansas
AR Senate Bill 1137 - Senate Bill 1137 creates a “scrivener’s affidavit” for the purpose of correcting certain errors in documents affecting the title to real property that are recorded with a county recorder. The scrivener’s affidavit is required to be sworn and acknowledged before a Notary or notarial officer. The bill contains a statutory scrivener’s affidavit form.
LegislationJul 19, 2013 - Arkansas
AR Senate Bill 1013 - Senate Bill 1013 requires an advance health care directive to either be notarized or witnessed by two witnesses.
LegislationJul 01, 2013 - Wyoming
WY House Bill 98 - House Bill 98 raises the fee paid to the county clerk for filing the first page of a Notary bond or commission from $8 to $12.
LegislationJul 01, 2013 - Virginia
VA House Bill 2055 - House Bill 2055 no longer requires an applicant for a Notary commission to be a U.S. citizen, but requires an applicant to be a legal resident of the U.S., and authorizes the Secretary of the Commonwealth to revoke the commission of a Notary who ceases to be a legal resident of the U.S.
LegislationJul 01, 2013 - Virginia
VA Senate Bill 1093 - Senate Bill 1093 enacts the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act, authorizing a property owner to transfer interest in the property to a beneficiary upon the death of the owner through a Transfer on Death Deed that must be notarized and filed in the local land records.