Lost your driver’s license? Can’t find your registration card? Do you suspect someone else may be using your driver licensing or motor vehicle credentials? PennDOT’s Office of Risk Management wants to hear from you. Form ORM-1DL – Fraudulent Misuse of ID/Driver’s License Credentials and Form ORM-1VR – Fraudulent Misuse of Motor Vehicle Credentials are provided […]
Notarizing Documents with Blank Spaces
This short video describes a notary’s responsibilities when asked to notarize a document that contains blank spaces.
Who needs notary education in Pennsylvania?
Do you want to become a Pennsylvania notary or are you ready to renew your notary commission? Take a quick minute to find out who now needs education in PA!
Online Motor Vehicle Agent Paperwork Submission Reminder
PennDOT has identified some agent services which are not submitting processed title and/or registration paperwork to their Online Registration Program Integrators for scanning in a timely manner. All online agent services are required to submit processed paperwork to their Integrator in a timely manner. In addition, when an online agent service is notified of missing […]
PAN Offices Closed July 4 and 5
PAN offices will be closed on Thursday, July 4 and Friday, July 5 so we may celebrate Independence Day with our families and friends. We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday.
PennDOT Posts Fee Adjustments
PennDOT has posted the Consumer Price Index (CPI) fee adjustments, effective July 1, 2019 for the following sections: • Section 1952(a) fee for Pennsylvania Certificates of Title from $53 to $55. • Section 1953 fee for recording a lien from $25 to $26. • Section 1955(a)(1) fee for paid information from $10 to $11. • […]
What Happened to Depositions?
Prior to adoption of the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (RULONA) in Pennsylvania, notaries had the power to take a deposition. Under RULONA, a notary may certify or attest a deposition, but the specific wording that notaries have the power to “take depositions” is not in the law. A deposition is one of the […]
Notary Seminars Scheduled for Lancaster County
The Pennsylvania Association of Notaries (PAN) will hold several educational seminars for Lancaster County notaries this month. PAN’s First Time Notary Seminar (9 a.m. to noon) is state-approved and fulfills the three-hour mandatory education provision for new notaries. The Everyday Notary Challenges Seminar (1 p.m. to 4 p.m.) is offered in conjunction with the First […]
Fictional Notary Used to Obtain a Government Job in Hawaii
A former city attorney in Hawaii got a state government job using correspondence from a fictional notary public, prosecutors said. Federal prosecutors Monday linked Katherine Kealoha to a nonexistent notary public named Alison Lee Wong. The false name was on a letter to state officials supporting Kealoha’s bid to become director of the state Office […]
Thank you to all who responded to PAN’s 2019 Member Survey
PAN’s 2019 Member Survey was a great way to learn about your thoughts on our services. You did not disappoint us. We sent the survey to our entire membership and were very pleased when we received 3,034 responses. It’s humbling to know that 23.14 percent of you have been members for 16-plus years. Thank you […]