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Introduced Session

This bill would permit any notary public commissioned pursuant to the provisions of the "Notaries Public Act of 1979," whose commission was valid on March 9, 2020, when the Governor's Executive Order No. 103 of 2020 was issued declaring a public health emergency and state of emergency, to continue to serve as a notary public until Executive Order No. 103 of 2020 is rescinded regardless of the date that the commission was due to expire after March 9, 2020. The bill further provides that notwithstanding the continuation of the commission until the rescission of Executive Order No. 103 of 2020 a notary public shall complete the renewal within 90 days following the rescission of Executive Order No. 103 of 2020 if the renewal application was not submitted prior to the enactment date of this act. An application completed and submitted to the State Treasurer in accordance with this section will permit the continuation of the commission after the rescission of Executive Order No. 103 of 2020 until such time as the notary public receives his renewed commission. A notary public shall retain a copy of the renewal application and proof of submission to the State Treasurer as evidence of compliance with this act until the notary public receives his renewed commission.

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Kristin Corrado (R)*,  Vin Gopal (D)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee (on 07/28/2020)