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SB289
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By Senators Coleman, Givhan
RFD: Judiciary
First Read: 04-Apr-24
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First Read: 04-Apr-24
Enrolled, An Act,
Relating to state-at-large notaries public; to add
Section 36-20-70.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide
that both individuals who are licensed professionals and their
employees who are commissioned as notaries public may lawfully
perform notarial acts that are required in the practice of
their profession.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Section 36-20-70.1 is added to the Code of
Alabama 1975, to read as follows:
ยง36-20-70.1
(a) For purposes of this section, the term
"professional service" means any service or occupation that
may be lawfully performed only pursuant to a license issued by
a state court, state regulatory licensing board, or other
similar agency, and the term "professional" refers to an
individual who holds the license.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 36-20-70, Code of Alabama
1975:
(1) A professional who is commissioned as a notary
public, in the normal course of providing a professional
service in exchange for a fee, commission, or other payment,
may perform any acknowledgment or other notarial act that is
required to provide the professional service; and
(2) An individual who is employed by a professional and
who is commissioned as a notary public may perform any
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who is commissioned as a notary public may perform any
acknowledgment or other notarial act that is required in the
normal course of providing a professional service for which
the employing professional receives a fee, commission, or
other payment.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2024.
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1, 2024.
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President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
SB289
Senate 23-Apr-24
I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed
the Senate.
Patrick Harris,
Secretary.
House of Representatives
Passed: 02-May-24
By: Senator Coleman
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