LegislationMar 25, 2011 - Montana
MT House Bill 399 - House Bill 399 permits registered owners assigning ownership of and secured parties releasing interest in a motor vehicle to sign title documents with electronic signatures and removes the notarization requirement if an electronic signature is used.
LegislationJan 01, 2011 - Oregon
OR House Bill 2253 - House Bill 2253 prohibits the Secretary of State from issuing an Apostille or certification on a document related to a purported government or sovereignty or “in itinere” status that seeks to legitimize the activities of certain individuals known as “freemen” or “sovereign citizens.”
LegislationJan 01, 2011 - Louisiana
LA Senate Bill 189 - Senate Bill 189 no longer requires a Notary who executes an act of sale evidencing transfer of real property in the parish of Orleans to file the act of sale with the assessor’s office within 15 days of the sale.
LegislationJan 01, 2011 - California
CA Assembly Bill 1986 - Assembly Bill 1986 adds an instruction to the statutory will form in Probate Code Section 6240 stating that notarization of a will does not satisfy the requirement that two witnesses sign the will.
LegislationJan 01, 2011 - California
CA Senate Bill 1330 - Senate Bill 1330 makes minor, technical amendments to California Civil Code Section 1185 that do not affect the meaning or interpretation of the statute.
LegislationOct 01, 2010 - Maryland
MD Senate Bill 309 - Maryland enacts a comprehensive general and limited power of attorney act that requires a power of attorney to be acknowledged before a Notary Public and witnessed by two witnesses. The Act permits the Notary to act as one of the witnesses, but the NNA recommends as a best practice that the Notary only serve in the capacity of Notary Public for the transaction.
LegislationOct 01, 2010 - Connecticut
CT House Bill 5377 - Connecticut 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.
LegislationOct 01, 2010 - Indiana
IN House Bill 1350 - Indiana 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.
LegislationOct 01, 2010 - Delaware
DE House Bill 455 - House Bill 455 enacts the Durable Personal Powers of Attorney Act, requiring a durable personal power of attorney to be signed by the principal, or by another person at the direction of the principal and in the principal's conscious presence, witnessed by one witness not related to the principal by blood or marriage or who is not entitled to a portion of the principal’s estate and acknowledged before a notarial officer.
Rule/Regulation
Sep 24, 2010 - Washington DC
DC Administrative Rules (2010) - New administrative rules became effective this fall include an increase in the commissioning fees from $50 to $75, an increase in fees charged by the Office of Commissions and Authentications for certifications and Apostilles from $10 to $15 per document, and changes in rules pertaining to the official embosser used by Notaries to authenticate a notarial act.