Public Notaries

One-Stop Shop? Court Finds No Violation Of California’s Notary Statute Limiting Fees Charged For “Taking An Acknowledgement” Where...

A California court has confirmed that notaries who provide services additional to notarizations may charge for such services without violating the fee limitations in Government Code § 8211....more

Virginia Publishes Electronic Notarization Standard

On January 21, the Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth released the Virginia Electronic Notarization Assurance Standard. Citing challenges faced by notaries to “preserve and strengthen the role of the notary in the rapidly...more

Registration of Pledges of Movable Property

Federal Law No. 166 dated 2 October 2012 (the “Law”) amends the existing Law on Pledge and laws on public notaries. On 10 January 2014 a Unified notary information system comes into effect that shall include a Register for...more