The Texas Legislature has approved a measure that will allow electronic or digital signatures that are witnessed by a notary public or another individual to be placed on advance medical directives (AMD.) Read More »

Texas has changed its Notary Public Law regarding the eligibility to hold office.
Under the new law, if a case is dismissed and the defendant is discharged before a finding of guilt, or if a finding of guilt is set aside, this cannot be used to disqualify an individual from holding the office of notary public. In addition, the new law deletes text prohibiting the dismissal and discharge of proceedings under the misdemeanor adult probation and supervision law from being considered a conviction and determining eligibility to hold notary public office.
The new law amends Section 406.009 (e) of the government code.
The new law will take effect Sept. 1, 2009.

New Mexico has enacted the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act (UUFDA) which permits the use of an unsworn declaration meeting certain requirements. An unsworn declaration is submitted outside the boundaries of the United States and has the same effect as a sworn declaration. Read More »

A Massachusetts lawsuit filed against National Real Estate Information Services (NREIS), a multistate real estate settlement services provider and title insurance agency headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, set a legal precedent in protecting the notary signing agent industry. Read More »

For your convenience, USNA is providing a downloadable copy of the Notarial Record – Residential Real Property Transactions form. Beginning on June 1, 2009, this form will be required by the state when real property in Cook County is sold or conveyed. Read More »

The new fingerprint and notarial record law in Cook County, Illinois, which goes into effect June 1, 2009, has notaries statewide clamoring in protest. Read More »

If your name has appeared on the Secretary of State’s list of “bad notaries,” chances are, you’ve committed what’s become the Number One issue that gets notaries in trouble time and time again.              Read More »

An electronic system used by businesses to prevent the hiring of illegal immigrants has obvious drawbacks, critics say.                    Read More »

Even as a few states have introduced new notary legislation in their current sessions, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) is moving forward with its revision of a 1982 uniform notarial law that is already at work in 12 states.                                                    Read More »

The Alabama Senate has introduced a bill to adopt the Alabama Uniform Real Property Recording Act (URPERA). Read More »