LegislationJan 01, 2014 - North Carolina
NC House Bill 589 - House Bill 589 authorizes that instead of two witnesses as required by law, a Notary may witness the marking and sealing of an absentee ballot; however, a Notary may not charge to witness or affix a Notary seal to an absentee ballot application or certificate.
LegislationJan 01, 2014 - New York
NY Assembly 9762 - Assembly 9762 allows an affidavit to be signed under penalty of perjury overseas without the intervention of a Notary or officer authorized to administer oaths.
Rule/Regulation
Nov 13, 2013 - Arkansas
AR Administrative Rules (2013) - The Arkansas Secretary of State has published permanent rules for electronic notarization authorizing Notaries to apply for a commission to perform e-notarizations using public key cryptography technology to create an electronic signature.
Rule/Regulation
Oct 22, 2013 - Rhode Island
RI Administrative Rules (2013) - The Rhode Island Department of Administration has promulgated administrative rules of practice and procedure for investigating, prosecuting, and adjudicating allegations against Notaries Public.
Rule/Regulation
Oct 20, 2013 - Louisiana
LA Administrative Rules (2013) - The Louisiana Secretary of State has published administrative rules to implement its Notary program.
LegislationOct 09, 2013 - Pennsylvania
PA House Bill 25 (RULONA) - Pennsylvania becomes the fourth state to enact the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (RULONA). HB 25 comprehensively rewrites all of Pennsylvania’s Notary statutes, pulling in existing law and supplementing it with the new RULONA provisions.
LegislationOct 09, 2013 - Pennsylvania
PA House Bill 25 (UUFDA) - Pennsylvania enacts the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act (UUFDA) as part of House Bill 25.
LegislationOct 05, 2013 - California
CA Assembly Bill 1159 - AB 1159 establishes hefty penalties for translating into another language the terms “Notary” or “Notary Public” by a nonattorney. While the Government Code has had a similar provision on the books for quite some time, the effect of AB 1159 is to make the literal translation of these terms punishable under Business and Professions Code Section 6126(a), the statute penalizing a violation of the unauthorized practice of law by nonattorneys as a misdemeanor.
LegislationOct 01, 2013 - Montana
MT House Bill 252 - House Bill 252 transfers the duty of storing Notary journals from the county clerks to the Secretary of State.
LegislationOct 01, 2013 - Maryland
MD Senate Bill 190 - Senate Bill 190 authorizes a state senator to delegate the responsibility of endorsing Notary applications of constituents in the senator’s district to the Secretary of State.