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General Assembly Increases Dealers’ Doc Fee

July 14, 2008 by PAN

Thanks to industry lobbying efforts, the Pennsylvania General Assembly amended the Board of Vehicles Act of 1983 to increase the fee dealers are permitted to charge for the service of titling and registering vehicles. Senate Bill 1424, signed by Gov. Ed Rendell on July 9, establishes a licensing cost that will be adjusted annually after 2009 according to the federal Consumer Price Index.

Filed Under: Motor Vehicle Tagged With: electronic transaction fees, General Assembly, PennDOT, Pennsylvania, pennsylvania general assembly, senate bill

What You Can and Cannot Do as a Notary

July 1, 2008 by PAN

Knowing the limitations of your power as a notary is just as important as knowing the Notary Public Law. Here are some circumstances in which your authority to notarize is limited or prohibited.

Filed Under: Know-How Tagged With: law, notarial commission, notario publico, notarize, notary, signature

Buyers Beware of Vehicles with Unpaid Parking Tickets in Philadelphia

June 1, 2008 by PAN

Act 50 of 2005 amended the Vehicle Code to enable the Philadelphia Parking Authority to work cooperatively with PennDOT to suspend the registrations of vehicle owners who have accrued six or more parking tickets.

Filed Under: Motor Vehicle Tagged With: citations, parking tickets, parking violations, PennDOT, unfair treatment

Changes to PennDOT Inspection Sticker Ordering Procedures

June 1, 2008 by PAN

Bureau of Motor Vehicles Director Anita M. Wasko and Chief of the Vehicle Inspection Division John P. Munafo published the following information in Safety Inspection Bulletin BI08-2, dated May 2008.

Filed Under: Motor Vehicle Tagged With: Motor Vehicle, mv 500, PennDOT, photo identification card, Safety, safety inspection

Notary Association First to Offer Signing Agent Insurance

May 20, 2008 by PAN

The Pennsylvania Association of Notaries (PAN) is the first state association to offer Signing Agent Errors and Omissions (E&O) Insurance. PAN teamed with a major “A” rated national insurance company to develop and now provide this unique product.

Filed Under: Bonds & Insurance, Signing Agent Tagged With: agent insurance, E. R. Munro and Company, errors and omissions, insurance, lawsuit, mistake, mortgage industry, Pennsylvania, pennsylvania association of notaries, Signing Agent, Tod Aronson

PAN and Staples Work Together to Make It Easy For Members

May 15, 2008 by PAN

From paper and pens to toner, PAN understands that the cost of doing business as a notary continues to increase.

Filed Under: Membership Benefits Tagged With: affiliate programs, member benefit, President Marc Aronson, staples, stapleslink

Dear Boss: I Need Education

May 1, 2008 by PAN

If you want to obtain extra notary education and must ask your boss’ permission, here’s a sample letter that highlights the benefits of notary education. Please adapt it to your own specific circumstances.

Filed Under: Know-How Tagged With: acknowledgments, affidavits, CLE, Education, notary education, pennsylvania continuing legal education, reappointment

Can You Afford Not to Protect Yourself Against Liability?

May 1, 2008 by PAN

A notary got a call from a loan broker she knew who asked her to notarize loan documents for a couple who wanted to refinance their home. She agreed and met the broker and couple for lunch. The notary asked for identification from the couple and was shown their drivers’ licenses. She notarized the documents and recorded the transaction in her register.

Filed Under: Know-How Tagged With: e&o, errors and omissions, insurance, liability, notary

What a Notary Should Know: eNotarization

April 24, 2008 by PAN

If you are hearing more conversations about electronic notarization these days, that’s no surprise. eNotarization is gaining momentum as a desirable business model in many industries, including the mortgage loan industry. You are probably wondering if you should learn more about it or if it will ever apply to you at all.

Filed Under: Electronic Notarization Tagged With: Electronic Notarization, information

Pennsylvania Opens Records with New Law

April 15, 2008 by PAN

A bill rewriting Pennsylvania’s 50-year-old open records law, long considered to be one of the worst such laws in the country, was signed by Gov. Ed Rendell on Feb. 14.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Gov. Ed Rendell, Office of Open Records, open records law, public record

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