Posted by mike mchenry on 8/29/04 6:06pm
Msg #6980

professional notaries of calif??

just recieved an email from this organization and some new regulation which calif notaries will be required to do. anyone ever hear of this organization? Oh! and they will give you the info if you join there group.

Reply by Jon on 8/29/04 7:28pm
Msg #6983

Any new regs for Ca will be published in the handbook, you can get that for free from the SOS. If they want money for giving out that info, they are just bilking the notary.

Reply by CA on 8/29/04 9:35pm
Msg #6989

I looked on the CA State Assembly webpage. Nakano did introduce a bill (AB 1210) in 2003 that addressed tightening the qualifications for notaries. There were several amendments, but the general idea is to require new notaries to take a 6-hour notary education course and renewing notaries to take a 3-hour refresher course. I couldn't find anything official that supported ProNotaries statement that this bill has been sent to the governor.

This doesn't seem like a big deal to me.

Reply by Dogmonger, Ca on 8/29/04 9:57pm
Msg #6990

My guess is the recently passed legislation

passed to give Illegal Aliens CADL, of course Arnie will veto.

Reply by tj_ca on 8/30/04 12:33am
Msg #6993

I too checked out the State Assembly page and found one more which had to do with new mandatory wording when executing a jurat. I believe this is what they are talking about. It HAS NOT been enacted as yet.

It is AB 2062, Nakano. Notaries public. It addresses the following:

(1) Existing law generally sets forth the procedures for proof and
acknowledgment of instruments executed by notaries public.
This bill would additionally set forth the procedures for
execution, and the form, of a jurat by a notary public.
(2) Existing law requires notaries public that are appointed on or
after January 1, 2005, to have satisfactorily completed a 6-hour
course of study approved by the Secretary of State concerning the
functions and duties of a notary public.
This bill instead would apply this requirement to appointments
made on or after July 1, 2005.
(3) Existing law requires a notary public to keep an active
journal of all official acts performed as a notary public, and to
include in this journal, among other things, information as to every
instrument acknowledged or proved before the notary.
This bill would additionally specify that this requirement applies
to information as to every instrument sworn to or affirmed before
the notary.

8202. (a) When executing a jurat, a notary shall administer an
oath or affirmation to the affiant and shall determine, from personal
knowledge or satisfactory evidence as described in Section 1185 of
the Civil Code, that the affiant is the person executing the
document. The affiant shall sign the document in the presence of the
notary.
(b) To any affidavit subscribed and sworn to before a notary,
there shall be attached a jurat in the following form:
State of California
County of _______________
Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on this _____ day
of _______, 20__, by _________________________, personally known to
me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the
person(s) who appeared before me.


Seal____________________________
Signature_______________________

Reply by BlissCA on 8/30/04 10:58am
Msg #7012

How do I access the State Assembly page? What's the URL? I'm not all that "techie" when looking things up on the internet and can use all of the help I can get! Thanks so much for your help!

Reply by BarbaraL_CA on 8/30/04 12:57am
Msg #6994

I also received that email. Checked out their website (www.pronotaries.com) and am still trying to figure out what they are trying to accomplish.

Reply by Jon on 8/30/04 10:41am
Msg #7006

AB 1210 was signed into law in Sept. of 2003. AB 2062 amends AB1210 to make the effective date for required notary education July 1, 2005 instead of Jan 1, 2005. AB 2062 also requires positive ID of a person for completing a jurat, using the same criteria we now use for an acknowledgment. AB 2062 has passed the House and Senate and has been given to the Governor for signature. If signed (and I'm sure it will be) the provisions will take effect Jan 1, 2005 and will be incorporated into the 2005 Notary Handbook.