Arizona 2025 2025 Regular Session

Arizona House Bill HB2344 Engrossed / Bill

Filed 04/17/2025

                    Senate Engrossed House Bill   notaries; businesses; prohibition             State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025           HOUSE BILL 2344                    AN ACT   Amending title 41, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-334; relating to notaries.     (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Senate Engrossed House Bill   notaries; businesses; prohibition
State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025
HOUSE BILL 2344



Senate Engrossed House Bill

notaries; businesses; prohibition

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

2025

HOUSE BILL 2344

AN ACT

Amending title 41, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-334; relating to notaries.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 41, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-334, to read: START_STATUTE41-334. Notarial services; notarial acts; businesses; definition A. IF an entity DOES NOT PROVIDE an OPTION TO NOTARIZE DOCUMENTS AT A PHYSICAL LOCATION WITHOUT CHARGE OR COST, INDIVIDUALS SEEKING NOTARIZATION MAY use THE SERVICES OF ANY NOTARIAL OFFICER WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM THE NOTARIAL ACT PURSUANT TO THE LAWS OF THE NOTARIAL OFFICER'S COMMISSIONING STATE. B. For the purposes of this section, "Entity": 1. Has the same meaning PRESCRIBED in section 10-140. 2. Includes a business organization THAT MAINTAINS A PHYSICAL LOCATION IN THIS STATE FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT INTERACTION WITH CUSTOMERS. END_STATUTE

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 41, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-334, to read:

START_STATUTE41-334. Notarial services; notarial acts; businesses; definition

A. IF an entity DOES NOT PROVIDE an OPTION TO NOTARIZE DOCUMENTS AT A PHYSICAL LOCATION WITHOUT CHARGE OR COST, INDIVIDUALS SEEKING NOTARIZATION MAY use THE SERVICES OF ANY NOTARIAL OFFICER WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM THE NOTARIAL ACT PURSUANT TO THE LAWS OF THE NOTARIAL OFFICER'S COMMISSIONING STATE.

B. For the purposes of this section, "Entity":

1. Has the same meaning PRESCRIBED in section 10-140.

2. Includes a business organization THAT MAINTAINS A PHYSICAL LOCATION IN THIS STATE FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT INTERACTION WITH CUSTOMERS. END_STATUTE