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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - NOTARY PUBLICS | |
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Introduced By: Representatives San Bento, Petrarca, Nunes, Keable, and Gallison | |
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Date Introduced: February 15, 2012 | |
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Referred To: House Corporations | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 42-30-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-30 entitled "Notaries |
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Public and Justices of the Peace" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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42-30-5. Application for appointment. -- (a) Any qualified elector of this state desiring |
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to be appointed a notary public, or a justice of the peace, shall make written application to the |
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governor over his or her own signature, stating that he or she is a qualified elector who is an |
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actual resident of the state of Rhode Island. |
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(b) Qualification as an elector of the state at the time of making application is to be |
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certified to by a member of the board of canvassers and registration, in cities having such boards, |
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or by the city or town clerk of the city or town in which the applicant claims a right to vote, and |
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except for members of the bar of this state, the member of the board of canvassers and |
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registration or the city or town clerk shall satisfy himself or herself that the applicant for |
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appointment to the office of notary public or justice of the peace can speak, read, and write the |
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English language and has sufficient knowledge of the powers and duties pertaining to that office. |
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(c) A member of the Rhode Island bar, and certified public accountants under section 5- |
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3.1-5, shall, regardless of residence, be appointed a notary public upon application and |
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presentment of a certified copy of his or her certificate of admission to the bar or certificate of |
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public accountancy. |
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(d) Any such person making written application to be appointed a notary public or |
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justice of the peace shall, at the time of application, pay to the secretary of state the sum of eighty |
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dollars ($80.00). |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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This act would allow certified public accountants to apply to become notary publics |
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regardless of residency. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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