Posted by Yowheelz on 6/19/08 2:23pm
Msg #252055
MD Notary Fee to increase to $3 on Oct 1. (oh wooppee!)
Article - State Government
Section 18-112
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2004 Replacement Volume and 2007 Supplement)
18-112
(a) The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations to establish fees, not to exceed $3 for an original notarial act, and an appropriate lesser amount for the repetition of that original notarial act or to make a copy of the matter addressed by that original notarial act.
(b) A notary public may charge 19 cents per mile, or a higher amount set by regulation of the Secretary of State, and a fee not to exceed $5, as compensation for travel required for the performance of a notarial act.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect October 1, 2008.
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Reply by WDMD on 6/19/08 2:39pm
Msg #252058
Where did you find this information? It's not in the Annotated Code of Maryland. The same fee of $2 is listed there.
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Reply by Yowheelz on 6/19/08 2:44pm
Msg #252059
I have a copy of the bill, anyone interested can send me fax no. privately and I will fax copy.
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Reply by WDMD on 6/19/08 2:45pm
Msg #252061
Whats the bill number?
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Reply by Yowheelz on 6/19/08 2:49pm
Msg #252062
copy I have says:
Senate Bill 4
Pre-filed 81r0361
By Senator Simonaire
by repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - State Government
Section 18-112
Annotated Code of MD
may not be in annotated code yet since it takes effect Oct 1
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Reply by WDMD on 6/19/08 3:05pm
Msg #252067
Senate Bill 4 failed. That is the bill I was talking about yesterday. Click on the link, then move your mouse over the red circle. It states failed legislation. The governor did not sign it.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/subjects/notarip.htm
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Reply by Marlene/USNA on 6/19/08 3:12pm
Msg #252070
Let's put it in the subject line: BILL FAILED TO PASS
http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/billfile/SB0424.htm
Unfavorable report in committee means it died in committee.
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Reply by Sylvia_FL on 6/19/08 3:18pm
Msg #252075
Re: Let's put it in the subject line: BILL FAILED TO PASS
Wrong bill Marlene. It was #4 not 424
But, it also failed to pass
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Reply by Sylvia_FL on 6/19/08 3:14pm
Msg #252071
That happens a lot. People read a bill, see a date it is to take effect, and do not check to see if the bill failed legislation or not.
Shame for MD notaries that this bill failed.
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Reply by WDMD on 6/19/08 3:17pm
Msg #252074
"That happens a lot. People read a bill, see a date it is to take effect, and do not check to see if the bill failed legislation or not.
Shame for MD notaries that this bill failed."
I mentioned this bill yesterday in message 251878 that it did not pass.
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Reply by Sylvia_FL on 6/19/08 3:23pm
Msg #252078
Yup and the poster actually replied to you in that thread, so should have known it didn't pass.
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Reply by Sylvia_FL on 6/19/08 2:57pm
Msg #252064
http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/billfile/sb0004.htm
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Reply by Sylvia_FL on 6/19/08 3:04pm
Msg #252066
Here is the bill
http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/bills/sb/sb0004t.pdf
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Reply by Yowheelz on 6/19/08 4:52pm
Msg #252098
Re: Here is the bill
the copy sylvia attached and my copy both say that this Act shall take effect Oct 1, 2008.
The way this reads the bill eventually passed or at least this part passed.
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Reply by WDMD on 6/19/08 5:17pm
Msg #252105
Re: Here is the bill
"the copy sylvia attached and my copy both say that this Act shall take effect Oct 1, 2008.
The way this reads the bill eventually passed or at least this part passed."
The bill passed the senate but did not pass the house. It never even got to the govenor. Just because the bill says it would take effect Oct. 1 does not mean it became law. It WOULD have taken effect in Oct had the bill became law.
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Reply by SharonMN on 6/19/08 7:30pm
Msg #252133
Hey, that would be 3x what we can charge in MN and 6x what Wisconsinites can charge.
But I would have voted against this bill solely due to the 19 cents a mile + $5 limitation on travel fees charged. I'm sure your local air conditioner repair guy won't come to your house for that amount. 19 cents a mile isn't even gas money anymore - and I guess the extra $5 is supposed to compensate for your time spent travelling and wear and tear on your vehicle even if it's a 60 mile RT. Apparently whoever wrote this bill feels notaries aren't even entitled to minimum wage.
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Reply by WDMD on 6/19/08 7:49pm
Msg #252138
"But I would have voted against this bill solely due to the 19 cents a mile + $5 limitation on travel fees charged."
The law is written as 19 cents a mile +$5 travel fee OR a higher amount set by regulation of the Secretary of State. Currently we are allowed to charge 31 cents a mile +$5 travel fee.
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Reply by Yowheelz on 6/20/08 7:31am
Msg #252192
In order to end the speculation I have sent an email to Senator Simonaire's office for a final determination. If this bill has not passed than I need to let a certain instructor know because she is telling everyone to start charging more come Oct 1 and she is supposed to be on some legislative committee and know the facts.
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Reply by WDMD on 6/20/08 7:48am
Msg #252196
"In order to end the speculation I have sent an email to Senator Simonaire's office for a final determination. If this bill has not passed than I need to let a certain instructor know because she is telling everyone to start charging more come Oct 1 and she is supposed to be on some legislative committee and know the facts."
It's not speculation as far as I'm concerned. I don't care what some instructor said, I can read. Right there on the legislative website, which was linked, it clearly states SB4 was failed legislation. Unless there is some other bill that passed, there is not going to be a fee increase this year.
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Reply by MW/VA on 6/20/08 8:03am
Msg #252198
They increased the fee to $5 in VA. That really comes in handy at tax time. This state also doesn't have any regulations on what fees we can charge in the loan signing arena.
Fees charged as a NSA involve much more than notarization & travel.
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Reply by WDMD on 6/20/08 8:20am
Msg #252202
"This state also doesn't have any regulations on what fees we can charge in the loan signing arena.
Fees charged as a NSA involve much more than notarization & travel."
Are there any states which limit what someone can charge for services other than notarizations and travel at a closing? Maryland doesn't.
This whole thread has to do with the raising of the statutory fees for notarizations. Not being an NSA.
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Reply by Yowheelz on 6/23/08 11:12am
Msg #252592
WDMD Correct - Bill did not pass
I recieved a email from Senator Simonaire's office. I have passed this information on to my CE instructor before she passes this along any further.
My apologies to all of you for jumping the gun and not checking this information out myself before passing it on. I promise to be more careful in the future.,
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