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| 1 | 1 | General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5147 | |
| 2 | 2 | February Session, 2012 LCO No. 948 | |
| 3 | - | *_____ | |
| 3 | + | *00948_______JUD* | |
| 4 | 4 | Referred to Committee on Judiciary | |
| 5 | 5 | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | 6 | (JUD) | |
| 7 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 8 | General Assembly | |
| 9 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Raised Bill No. 5147 | |
| 11 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 12 | February Session, 2012 | |
| 13 | 13 | ||
| 14 | 14 | LCO No. 948 | |
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| 16 | - | *_____ | |
| 16 | + | *00948_______JUD* | |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 18 | Referred to Committee on Judiciary | |
| 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 20 | Introduced by: | |
| 21 | 21 | ||
| 22 | 22 | (JUD) | |
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| 24 | 24 | AN ACT CONCERNING THE UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW BY NOTARIES PUBLIC. | |
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| 26 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
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| 28 | 28 | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2012) (a) A notary public shall not offer or provide legal advice to any person in immigration matters or represent any person in immigration proceedings unless such notary public (1) has been admitted as an attorney under the provisions of section 51-80 of the general statutes, or (2) is authorized pursuant to 8 CFR 292.2 to practice immigration law or represent persons in immigration proceedings. | |
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| 30 | 30 | (b) A notary public shall not assume, use or advertise the title of notario or notario publico, unless such notary public has been admitted as an attorney under the provisions of section 51-80 of the general statutes. | |
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| 32 | 32 | (c) Any notary public who violates any provision of this section shall have committed a violation of subsection (a) of section 51-88 of the general statutes and be subject to the penalties set forth in subsection (b) of section 51-88 of the general statutes. | |
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| 37 | 37 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 38 | 38 | Section 1 October 1, 2012 New section | |
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| 40 | 40 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
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| 42 | 42 | Section 1 | |
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| 44 | 44 | October 1, 2012 | |
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| 46 | 46 | New section | |
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| 48 | + | Statement of Purpose: | |
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| 50 | + | To clarify that notaries public may not (1) offer legal assistance in immigration matters unless they are attorneys or otherwise permitted to provide assistance in such matters pursuant to federal law; or (2) falsely convey the impression that they are attorneys by use of certain titles. | |
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| 50 | - | JUD Joint Favorable | |
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| 52 | - | JUD | |
| 53 | - | ||
| 54 | - | Joint Favorable | |
| 52 | + | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] |