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Docusign Launches Notary On-Demand Service

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There are a lot of things you can get on-demand these days, now Docusign is launching a Notary on-Demand service that will hook you up with a professional to sign-off on the more than 1 billion d

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NY Governor to Mull Rollback of Public Notaries’ Record-Keeping Requirements–law.com

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Public notaries saw a steep year-over-year decline as of the latest figures provided by the Department of State to the New York Law Journal on Tuesday. At the end of 2022, there were 275,612 public notaries, but by the end of 2023, there were 249,913, a nearly 10% drop, according to Mercedes Padilla, a department spokesperson.

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Knowliah Announces Strategic Acquisition by STP Group, Accelerating Global Expansion

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Knowliah, a leading European provider of Enterprise Legal Management solutions, is delighted to announce that it has been acquired by STP Group, a leading provider of complete legal-tech solutions for lawyers, insolvency administrators, notaries and legal departments based in Karlsruhe, Germany.

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PandaDoc Acquires LiveNotary; Launches Its Own Online Notarization Platform

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PandaDoc , a San Francisco company whose platform automates document creation and workflows, said today that it has acquired the e-notary platform LiveNotary and and leveraged its technology to launch PandaDoc Notary, its own platform enabling customers to legally sign and notarize documents online.

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Justia Legal Resources: Estate Planning Legal Center

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If the testator and the witnesses sign an affidavit before a notary public, the witnesses will not need to testify about the validity of the will when probate begins. The testator must sign the will, and their signature or acknowledgment usually must be witnessed by at least two other people.

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Dear Members of the New York State Bar Association

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Last year the NYS Secretary of State imposed new and burdensome record keeping requirements on notaries. 8663(Hoylman-Sigal) , a bill which would limit the recordkeeping and reporting duties of public notaries. One of NYSBA’s legislative priorities is the passage of A.7241-A 7241-A (Lavine)/S.8663(Hoylman-Sigal)

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New York State Bar Association Wants New Rules for In-Person Notarization Repealed

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Under the new rules , notaries are required to keep a journal of each document notarized – including the type of identification provided – for 10 years. Electronic notaries must maintain a journal and an audio and video record. Read more.

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