Comedian Jerry Seinfeld has a bit about the arcane tradition of notarizing documents and how the practicality of the notary and their metal squeeze stamper may belong to another era, even advocating ...

Garrett Andrews is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Political Science at Portland Community College where he teaches State and Local Government. Veronica Beagle is the managing editor ...

Individuals buying a home, adopting a child, completing estate planning documents such as wills and advanced health care directives, or completing any number of legal procedures may find themselves in ...

A notary public is a certified professional who inspects documents to verify the identity of the document signer in a variety of instances, including real estate transactions, to prevent fraud and ...

J.B. Maverick is an active trader, commodity futures broker, and stock market analyst 17+ years of experience, in addition to 10+ years of experience as a finance writer and book editor. Amanda ...

The movement to allow consumers to use electronic notaries is gaining momentum. Processing Content Iowa recently passed legislation that will allow notaries to sign documents electronically, and more ...

A notary (or notary public) is an official appointed by a state government who has the ability to draw up or certify a particular action or deed. This could include contracts, documents useful in ...

On October 29, 2020, Governor Wolf approved Act 97 of 2020, which was added as section 306.1 of Title 57 (Act 97). Act 97 grants notaries in the Commonwealth the rights to use communication technology ...