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Due to concerns with the virus we have cancelled the live seminar for May 20th   If you were already to scheduled to attend one of the May 20th seminars: We encourage you to complete the education course online through our website.  The online education course can be found here: https://www.notariesequipment.com/pages/online-notary-course  1. Upon completion of the review questions, you will receive an Online Notary Course Verification Form. Please have the form completed, signed and returned to our office along with a copy of your government issued identification so that we may process your course completion certificate.  You may fax or email the...

Please see the following information from the Pennsylvania Department of State regarding remote notarization updates: Until the COVID-19 epidemic, Pennsylvania law required all notarial acts, even those performed electronically with respect to electronic records, to be done in the physical presence of the notary or other notarial officer. Remote online notarization was first permitted in March 2020, but was limited to very specific transactions per COVID-19 waivers approved by the Governor. On April 20, 2020, Governor Wolf signed into law Act 15, effective immediately, which temporarily authorizes remote notarization for all Pennsylvania notaries public. This authorization will expire 60 days after termination or...

The PA Department of State requested and received a limited, temporary suspension of the statute requiring the physical presence of a notary for notarial acts relating to a signature or statement. The temporary suspension was put in place to ease the burden on parties, witnesses, counsel and notaries who may be exposed to COVID-19 while preparing and completing essential documents. Because of the potentially fatal nature of COVID-19, particularly for older persons, trust and estate attorneys have been inundated by requests to provide clients with legal instruments relating to end-of-life planning. Many people are frightened by the prospect of not...

Please see the following update from the Pennsylvania Department of State: Appointed notaries public are required by law to take the oath of office and record their oath, completed bond and commission in the Recorder of Deeds in the county where the notary’s business office is located. The applicant must also register his/her signature with the Prothonotary’s office in the county where the notary’s business office is located. Both of these steps must be completed  within forty-five (45) calendar days after the date of appointment, or the notary’s commission becomes null and void. If the Recorder’s office is closed as...