HP1441, LD 2057, item 2, 123rd Maine State Legislature

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Amend the bill in section 1 in §954-A by striking out all of subsection 4 (page 2, lines 4 and 5 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
 
‘4.  Application.    This section does not affect or apply to notarial acts performed before September 1, 2008.’
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following:
‘Sec. 2. 4 MRSA §954-B  is enacted to read:
§ 954-B.  Notarizing own signature
A notary public may not notarize that notary public's own signature.
Sec. 3. Application. A notarial act performed by a notary public for a person listed in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 4, section 954-A, subsection 1 is not a conflict of interest if performed before September 1, 2008.
Sec. 4. Effective date.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2008.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment prohibits a notary public from notarizing that notary public's own signature. It also adds an effective date of September 1, 2008.

HP1441, LR 3225, item 2, Second Regular Session - 123rd Legislature, page