Notaries public; requiring certain national criminal history record check; increasing certain fees and bond requirements for commission. Effective date.

Mandatory national criminal history record checks and fingerprinting for all notary applicants and renewals

Bond requirements now require signatures from licensed insurance agents or individual sureties who are property owners

Updated application fees from $25 to $50 for new commissions and from $20 to $50 for renewals

Effective date set for January 1, 2026, allowing time for implementation of new background check procedures

Reformatted document structure and updated page headers to reflect House floor version

Notary bond requirement increased from $1,000 to $10,000

New notary commission application fee increased from $25 to $50

Notary commission renewal application fee increased from $20 to $45

Bond filing fee increased from $10 to $25

Same-day filing service fee increased from $25 to $50

Criminal background check requirements and effective date remain the same

Criminal background checks must now be conducted electronically and apply to both new applicants and renewal applicants.

Bond amount increased from $1,000 to $10,000 for notary public appointments.

New notary commission fees increased from $25 to $50, and renewal fees increased from $20 to $45.

Felony convictions now preclude future applications or renewals for notary commissions, not just removal from current office.

Effective date changed from November 1, 2025 to January 1, 2026.

Updated statutory language formatting and added electronic fingerprinting requirements for OSBI.

Header changed from 'ENGROSSED SENATE' to 'ENROLLED SENATE' with addition of official passage dates, signatures, and approval stamps indicating the bill has completed the legislative process.

Added 'SUBJECT: Notaries public' line for clarity in the enrolled version.

Removed blank lines and formatting inconsistencies present in the engrossed version.