HOUSE BILL NO. 58

2005 Legislation

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HOUSE BILL NO. 58 – Notary, official seal, ink color

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H0058......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
NOTARY PUBLIC - Amends existing law relating to notary publics to provide
that only blue or red ink shall be used for rubber stamps acting as
official seals.
                                                                        
01/27    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/28    Rpt prt - to St Aff

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2005
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 58
                                                                        
                                 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO THE IDAHO NOTARY PUBLIC ACT; AMENDING SECTION 51-106, IDAHO  CODE,
  3        TO  PROVIDE THAT ONLY BLUE OR RED INK SHALL BE USED FOR RUBBER STAMPS ACT-
  4        ING AS OFFICIAL SEALS.
                                                                        
  5    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  6        SECTION 1.  That Section 51-106, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
  7    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  8        51-106.  SEAL.  (1)  Each  notary  public  whose current commission became
  9    effective prior to July 1, 1998, shall provide and keep an official seal which
 10    shall conform to one (1) of the following configurations:
 11        (a)  A seal embosser engraved with the words "Notary Public,"  the  notary
 12        public's name, and the words "State of Idaho."
 13        (b)  A  rubber  stamp with a serrated or milled edge border in rectangular
 14        or circular form, which contains the same  information  required  for  the
 15        seal embosser.
 16        (2)  Each  notary  public  whose current commission became effective on or
 17    after July 1, 1998, shall provide and keep an official seal which shall  be  a
 18    rubber  stamp with a serrated or milled edge border in a rectangular or circu-
 19    lar form, which includes the words "Notary Public," the notary public's  name,
 20    the  words  "State  of Idaho," and nothing more. Only blue or red ink shall be
 21    used for the rubber stamp.
 22        (3)  The seal shall be impressed below or near the notary  public's  offi-
 23    cial signature on each notary certificate which he administers.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                             RS 14687

With the quality of photocopy machines, it is often difficult, if
not impossible to discern which documents are originals and which
are copies.  This is of particular concern when those documents
are subject to the official seal of a notary public.  Since
identity theft and related crimes are on the rise, this simple
change would help to guard against falsifying records and would
further protect the law-abiding public.


                           FISCAL NOTE

There would be no financial impact to the State General Fund.  


Contact
Name:  Rep. Marge Chadderdon 
Phone: 332 1000



STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                    H 58