Wisconsin 2023 Assembly Bill 1099 Clarifies Information That Must Appear on Notary Stamps and Notarial Certificates
Wisconsin 2023 Assembly Bill 1099 clarifies that the inclusion of a notary’s expiration date on an official stamp is optional and replaces a reference to a notary public’s seal or rubber stamp with a reference to the notary public’s official stamp, which is defined to include both a seal and rubber stamp.
This bill requires that in addition to satisfying the applicable requirement under §140.15(2) of the Wisconsin Statutes, a notary public who performs a notarial act within this state shall include on the notarial certificate either the day, month, and year when the notary public's commission expires or that such commission is permanent. This information may be part of the official stamp affixed to or embossed on the notarial certificate, written on the notarial certificate if it is a tangible record, or attached to or logically associated with the notarial certificate.
This bill also states that a notary's official stamp include the notary's name, "Notary Public," "State of Wisconsin," and other information required by the Department of Financial Institutions.
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