Amendment #2 to S2306

Floor Amendment

Mr. Speliotis of Danvers moves to amend the bill Mr. Speliotis of Danvers moves to further amend Senate No. 2306,  in section 3 by inserting after the definition of “notarial act” the following definition:-

“Notarial certificate” or “certificate”, the part of the or attachment to a notarized document for completion by the notary that bears the notary’s signature and seal and states the venue, date and facts that are attested by the notary in a particular notarial act or notarization.”;

In section 6 by striking out clause (vi) of subsection (a) of section 16 and inserting in place thereof the following clause:-

“(vi) (the notary public will receive as a direct result of the notarial act any commission, fee, advantage, right, title, interest, cash, property or other consideration exceeding the maximum fees enumerated in section 41 of chapter 262 or any other general or special law or executive order,  or has any financial interest in the subject matter of the document; provided, however, that this section shall not preclude a notary public who is licensed as an attorney in the commonwealth or who is employed by an attorney so licensed from notarial acts relative to any document in connection with which the attorney receives a legal fee for professional legal services; or”

; and in line 349, by striking out the words “section 24” and inserting in place thereof the following words “section 41 of chapter 262 or any other general or special law or executive order”;