LegislationApr 22, 2013 - Arkansas
AR Senate Bill 821 - Senate Bill 821 was enacted in response to documented instances of fraud related to the filing of referendum and initiative petitions in 2012 and classifies certain misconduct by Notaries as Class A misdemeanors.
LegislationApr 22, 2013 - Hawaii
Senate Bill 891 - Senate Bill 891 allows the Attorney General to adjust the fees for issuing a new or renewal Notary commission through the administrative rule process. The bill also puts the requirement for the Notary’s commission ID number to appear in the seal into statute and allows the Attorney General to administratively fine a Notary if the Notary’s seal does not contain the commission ID number.
LegislationApr 11, 2013 - North Dakota
ND House Bill 1207 - House Bill 1207 “cleans up” some rough edges in the aftermath of North Dakota’s enactment of the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, specifically related to reciprocity and seal provisions.
LegislationApr 08, 2013 - Arkansas
AR Senate Bill 1907 - House Bill 1907 repeals acknowledgment certificates in one section of the Arkansas Code and places replacement certificates in another. The bill was enacted to reduce the number of “defects” preventing such documents from being recorded by a county recorder or accepted into evidence by a court in a trial.
LegislationApr 01, 2013 - Michigan
MI Senate Bill 689 - Michigan enacts the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act (UUFDA). The UUFDA permits a person living or traveling outside of the U.S. who must sign a sworn statement to make the statement under penalty of perjury without having to appear before a Notary or U.S. consular officer to take an oath or affirmation. This new law does not apply to certain sensitive documents, including depositions, recordable instruments, self-proving affidavits to a last will and testament, and certain durable powers of attorney.
Rule/Regulation
Apr 01, 2013 - Connecticut
CT Administrative Rules (2013) - Under the Connecticut Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act (URPERA), standards for implementing eRecording were published effective April 1, 2013.
LegislationMar 19, 2013 - Washington DC
DC B19-0753 - The District of Columbia 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.
Rule/Regulation
Feb 14, 2013 - Washington
WA Administrative Rules (2013) - The Washington Secretary of State adopts permanent rules to implement the Uniform Electronic Recording Act that includes provisions related to the notarization of electronic real property records.
LegislationJan 25, 2013 - Illinois
IL House Bill 3804 - House Bill 3804 makes a minor, non-substantive technical amendment referencing the Illinois Criminal Code in 5 ILCS 312/7-104, the statute defining official misconduct by a Notary Public.
Rule/Regulation
Jan 21, 2013 - Virginia
VA Administrative Rule (eNotarization) - The Virginia Electronic Notarization Assurance Standard has been published by the Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth to satisfy the requirement of the Code of Virginia Section 47.1-6.1.