Under existing law, notaries public are officials appointed and commissioned to serve the public as impartial witnesses to the signing of official documents and verifying the identity of those involved. This bill would decrease the term of a commission from four to two years. This bill would require all notary stamps to be embedded with specific information identifying the notary public and his or her commission. This bill would also provide penalties for using an unapproved, manually altered, or fraudulent notary stamp.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 36-20-70, 36-20-72, 36-20-75