Amends existing law to provide requirements for a notary public stamping device, to provide for the reappointment of a notary public and to remove reference to renewals of a notary public commission.

This proposed legislation amends the existing statutes for notaries public, amending sections of Title 51 to further clarify requirements for stamping devices and provide specific differentiated details for tangible versuselectronicrecords. Inaddition, thelanguagepertainingtothequalificationsforapplicationofanotary have been reworded for clarity, and removes a line pertaining to "disqualifications", as the existing reference points to statute that says that certain conditions "may" prompt the Secretary of State to refuse to issue a commission, not that an applicant "shall be disqualified". Finally, this proposal removes all references to a "renewal", as notaries are not renewed, but rather submit a new application and are recommissioned every 6 years.