Amendment ID: S2306-1-R1

Redraft Amendment 1

Clarifying Section 17 relative to notaries public

Ms. Creem moves to amend the bill in section 7 in section 17 of chapter 222 of the General Laws by striking out subsection (e) and inserting in place the following subsection:-

"(e ) A notary public who is not an attorney licensed to practice law in the commonwealth shall not conduct a real estate closing and shall not act as a real estate closing agent.  Provided however, that a notary public who is employed by an attorney so licensed may notarize a document in conjunction with a real estate closing conducted by the attorney and a notary public who is employed by a lender may notarize a document in conjunction with the closing of such lender's real estate loans."