March 29th, 2019 - Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert signed 2 notary bills; HB52 Remote Notarization Standards* and HB408 Notary Public Liability Amendmentsstemming from the 2019 Legislative Session. More information regarding how these bills will affect Utah Notaries Public will be forthcoming. *Important information regarding HB52 Remote Notarization Standards. This bill does not go into effect until November 1, 2019. This […]
September 10th, 2018 - Dear Utah Notary, Over the years there has been a lot of confusion regarding 3rd party notary organizations such as the National Notary Association, 123Notary and other companies that offer assistance to notaries with training materials, notary bonds, stamps and journals. However, none of these companies can commission notaries for the State of Utah. Please […]
July 26th, 2018 - Registration is now open! This free notary training seminar is available to existing notaries public, and those wanting to know more about becoming a notary public for the State of Utah. Notaries public hold an important position of responsibility, therefore, it is essential for notaries to understand the duties and responsibilities under current Utah law. Once commissioned […]
June 29th, 2018 - The Lieutenant Governor’s office will be changing the rates of notary commissions effective July 1, 2018. The new fee for a four year commission will be $95 for the initial application and test, and $40 to retake the notary test within 30 days of the first test attempt. Please keep in mind these costs do […]
June 4th, 2018 - Registration is now open! This free notary training seminar is available to existing notaries public, and those wanting to know more about becoming a notary public for the State of Utah. Notaries public hold an important position of responsibility, therefore, it is essential for notaries to understand the duties and responsibilities under current Utah law. […]
June 14th, 2017 - Follow these 5 Steps to Completing a Correct Notarization of a Signature
May 9th, 2017 - Dear Utah Notary, The 2017 General Legislative Session brought many needed changes and updates to the current notary code. Included in these numerous changes are new laws, as well as clarification to the existing language of Utah Code Annotated § Title 46 Chapter 1 Notaries Public Reform Act. It is very important that you review […]
April 3rd, 2017 - RE: DISCONTINUATION OF RISK MANAGEMENT BONDS FOR NOTARY PUBLIC Beginning May 9, 2017, The Division of Risk Management will no longer issue bonds for State employees applying to be notaries public. Current Risk Management bonds issued to notaries will stay in effect until commission expiration. State employees applying for a notary public commission after May […]
December 5th, 2016 - RE: Notification to all current and expired Notaries Public Beginning December 10th 2016, the Office of the Lieutenant Governor will no longer be mailing paper copies of the Certificate of Authority issued to Notaries Public. In an effort to reduce costs incurred by printing and mailing our office will be sending a PDF version of […]
November 17th, 2016 - Check out our new section Do’s and Don’ts.