New October laws for Notaries!

Hello fellow notaries, I received an email from a Co-worker of mine and wanted to share it with others regarding the new laws taking effect October 1, 2006. Hello to all of you! The much debated New N.C. Notary Laws go into effect October 1, 2006. This is the second time around. The laws were originally supposed to go into effect January 1 of this year. Our State Legislature made additional changes during this year's Legislative Session, and now we have a new effective date. Notary Statements will have to be very structured after this goes into effect, and Notaries must take responsibility for identifying, to the best of their ability, the people for whom they are notarizing signatures. Forms of identification will now become part of the notary statements when the person is unknown to the notary. There are 2 classes being sponsored by the National Notary Association (NNA), one on Tuesday, September 19, and one on Saturday, October 21, both at the Westin Hotel uptown. These are $39.00 for members of NNA and $59.00 for non-members. You can register for those on line at www.NationalNotary.org/training or you can call 1-800-876-6827. Twinnytwin