SB765:

Notaries; various changes to laws relating thereto.

Bill Summary:

Notaries. Makes various changes to the laws
related to notaries and electronic notaries, including (i) specifying
information to be included in an application; (ii) specifying the
reasons for which the Secretary of the Commonwealth may deny an application;
(iii) requiring applicants to take a course and examination prior
to application; (iv) requiring a $25,000 bond prior to commission;
(v) requiring a notary to keep a journal of notarial acts; (vi) specifying
the reasons a notary may and may not decline to perform a notarial
act; (vii) providing requirements for the use and manufacture of
official notary seals; (viii) providing requirements for civil liability
of a notary, bond surety, and employer of the notary; and (ix) specifying
situations constituting conflicts of interest for a notary.