HB73 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Rolanda Hollis Representative

Democrat

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

Notaries public; commission term decreased; notary seals to have embedded identifying information; penalties for violations

Description

Under existing law, notaries public are officials appointed and commissioned to serve the public as impartial witnesses to the signing of official documents and verifying the identity of those involved.

This bill would decrease the term of a commission from four to two years.

This bill would require all notary stamps to be embedded with specific information identifying the notary public and his or her commission.

This bill would also provide penalties for using an unapproved, manually altered, or fraudulent notary stamp.

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Subjects

Property & Estates