HP1441
LD 2057
Second Regular Session - 123rd Legislature - Text: MS-Word, RTF or PDF LR 3225
Item 4
Bill Tracking Chamber Status

Amend the bill in section 1 in §954-A by striking out all of subsection 1 and inserting the following:

‘ 1.  Familial relationships; conflict of interest.   A notary public may not perform a notarial act for a person if the notary public has a conflict of interest and that person is the notary public's:
A.  Spouse;
B.  Parent;
C.  Sibling;
D.  Child;
E.  Registered domestic partner as provided in Title 22, section 2710;
F.  Spouse's parent;
G.  Spouse's sibling;
H.  Spouse's child;
I.  Child's spouse;
J.  Registered domestic partner's parent;
K.  Registered domestic partner's sibling;
L.  Registered domestic partner's child;
M.  Registered domestic partner's child's spouse;
N.  Grandparent;
O.  Grandparent's spouse;
P.  Grandchild;
Q.  Grandchild's spouse;
R.  Registered domestic partner's grandparent;
S.  Registered domestic partner's grandparent's spouse;
T.  Registered domestic partner's grandchild; or
U.  Registered domestic partner's grandchild's spouse.

For purposes of this subsection, a conflict of interest exists if the notary public would foreseeably derive some pecuniary benefit from the execution of the document being notarized.’

SUMMARY

This amendment prohibits a notary public from performing a notarial act for a family member if the notary public would foreseeably derive some pecuniary benefit from the execution of the document being notarized.


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