LegislationFeb 27, 2010 - Oregon
OR Measure 67 - Oregon Measure 67 raises the fee for commissioning as a Notary Public for a 4-year commission from $20 to $40. The new commissioning fee was originally enacted by the Oregon legislature in House Bill 3405 of 2009 but was put to the voters on January 26, 2010.
Rule/Regulation
Feb 03, 2010 - Oregon
OR Administrative Rule (Seal) - An amended rule for the information appearing in an Oregon Notary Public’s official seal prescribes the exact format for the commission expiration date. The month must be completely spelled out, the date must appear in two-digit format and the year must appear in four-digit format.
Rule/Regulation
Jan 26, 2010 - Florida
FL Electronic Notarization Administrative Rules - In 2007, the Florida Legislature enacted electronic notarization laws which authorized the Department of State to adopt rules to ensure the security, reliability, and uniformity of signatures and seals to be utilized in performing electronic notarizations. These rules provide important definitions, establish the manner in which a signature and seal information must be electronically affixed and the assurance level of security needed to insure reliability and uniformity.
Rule/Regulation
Jan 01, 2010 - Oregon
OR Administrative Rules 2010 (Identification and Fees) - Chapter 194 of the Oregon Statutes authorizes the Secretary of State to issue administrative rules to carry out the purposes of Oregon’s Notary laws. House Bill 2085 of 2009 made changes to the laws prescribing the forms of written identification a Notary may accept as satisfactory evidence and authorizing the Secretary by rule to raise the maximum fees a Notary may charge for notarial acts to $10. The new and amended rules reported in this New Law Alert clarify the meaning of terms in the new satisfactory evidence law and raise the fees a Notary may charge for the specified notarial acts to $10. New rules also increase the fees the Secretary of State may charge for issuing a duplicate commission and Certificate of Authorization to Obtain Official Seal, and direct the Secretary to charge the public $10 for each notarial act performed by an employee-Notary of the Corporations Division.
LegislationJan 01, 2010 - California
CA Senate Bill 676 - Senate Bill 676 raises the maximum fee a county recorder may charge for recording the first page of a document from $4 to $10. The fee of $3 for recording each additional page remains unchanged.
Rule/Regulation
Jan 01, 2010 - Oregon
OR Administrative Rule 2010 (Protest Penalty) - New administrative rule 100-160-0610(11) provides the first time offense for an Oregon Notary Public who performs a protest when the Notary does not meet the qualifications to perform a protest as prescribed by ORS 194.070(1). The first offense is an official warning.
LegislationJan 01, 2010 - Oklahoma
OK Senate Bill 1910 - Senate Bill 1910 now includes in 49 OS § 5 an express prohibition against a Notary charging a fee to notarize an absentee ballot envelope affidavit.
LegislationJan 01, 2010 - Utah
UT Senate Bill 40 - In 2008, Utah enacted a law specifying types of ID that are not acceptable as satisfactory evidence of identity for Notaries and other governmental use. A driving privilege card was specifically named. SB 40 redefines more clearly than before who the holders of driving privilege cards would be.
LegislationJan 01, 2010 - Alabama
AL Senate Bill 90 - Alabama becomes the twenty-second state to enact the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act, enabling county recorders to accept electronic real property documents for recording in conformance with technical standards set by a 14-member Electronic Recording Commission.
LegislationJan 01, 2010 - Oregon
OR House Bill 2085 - House Bill 2085 initiates important new changes in how Oregon Notaries identify document signers. The new law names four types of identification document that constitute satisfactory evidence of identity; clarifies that when one of these four IDs is not presented a Notary may accept a current ID issued by the U.S. federal government or a state, county, municipal or other local government and containing a photograph, signature and physical description; and repeals provisions allowing Notaries to accept two forms of identification and a signature card if the document signer is a customer of a financial institution. HB 2085 also permits Notaries to enter into an agreement to remit fees to a private employer and public bodies to collect fees charged by employees for notarial services.