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APPENDIX TO TITLE 57
NOTARIES PUBLIC
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Supplementary Provisions of Amendatory Statutes
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2014, JULY 9, P.L.1035, NO.119
§ 3. Application for appointment.
Notwithstanding section 5(a) of the act of August 21, 1953 (P.L.1323, No.373), known as The Notary Public Law, an application for appointment to the office of notary public shall not be required to bear:
(1) the endorsement of the Senator of the district in which the applicant for appointment to the office of notary public resides; or
(2) if the applicant for appointment to the office of notary public does not reside in this Commonwealth, the endorsement of the Senator of the district in which the applicant is employed.
Explanatory Note. Act 119 amended sections 321 and 327 of Title 57.
2020, OCTOBER 29, P.L.1030, NO.97
§ 4. Authorization of notarial acts.
Upon the effective date of this act, the Department of State shall immediately authorize a notary public to conduct notarial acts in the manner authorized by 57 Pa.C.S. § 306.1 if the notary gives notice to the Department of State as required by 57 Pa.C.S. § 306.1(f)(1) and uses a communication and identity proofing designated in the Department of State's March 25, 2020, notice of limited suspension of the requirements of 57 Pa.C.S. § 306, or that is designated in a list of additional acceptable technologies subsequently adopted by the Department of State. A notary public may use any other technology within 30 days of giving notice as required under 57 Pa.C.S. § 306.1(f)(1), unless the Department of State prohibits the use of the technology for good cause for failure to satisfy the requirements of 57 Pa.C.S. § 306.1 or determines that the use of the technology should be delayed pending an evaluation of the technology. This section shall expire upon the adoption of regulations by the Department of State as required by 57 Pa.C.S. § 306.1(g)(2).
2020 Correction. Section 4 of Act 97 erroneously referenced section 304(c) instead of section 306.1. The Legislative Reference Bureau has corrected this error.
Explanatory Note. Act 97 amended or added sections 304, 306.1 and 320 of Title 57.