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The latest notary news for Pennsylvania notaries
Notaries who are working with an authorized vendor to set up their remote online notarization (RON) software may need to provide the vendor with a copy of their commission certificate.
You can request a duplicate commission certificate by writing to:
Pennsylvania Department of State
Division of Commissions, Legislation and Notaries
210 North Office Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Enclose a check for $15 to cover the cost of the duplicate certificate.
The Pennsylvania Land Title Association (PLTA) invites PAN members to use the PLTA’s COVID-19 County Update to see what recorders’ and prothonotaries’ services are available.
Motor vehicle dealers are strongly encouraged to read and follow the “Guidance for Vehicle Title Transactions During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency to Ensure the Safety and Health of Employees and the Public.”
[Read more…] about Dealers Need to Follow Guidance for Vehicle SalesThe Governor’s signature on Senate Bill 841, on April 20, authorized the use of remote notarization technology to complete notarial acts when the notary and the signer are not in the same physical location. Agent service providers under contract with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) CANNOT use their online provider’s software to perform remote online notarizations.
[Read more…] about Online Agents Need to Know the Difference About RONConfused about electronic notarization and remote online notarization? PAN Instructor Jon Marencel explains the difference.
The Secretary of State’s office has added a new feature to the online eNotary application. Notaries who wish to become electronic notaries can now go into the application and select a vendor who will provide them with their electronic notary solutions programs.
In addition, the state now allows a notary to search for themselves on its Searchable database which will show in the notary’s information that they are ENotary capable.
https://www.notaryreg.pa.gov/Pages/ENotaryHome.aspx
https://www.notaries.state.pa.us/Pages/NotarySearch.aspx