Bill Text: AZ HB2155 | 2018 | Fifty-third Legislature 2nd Regular | Chaptered
Bill Title: Notaries public; immigration law; prohibition
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-03-20 - Chapter 34 [HB2155 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2018-HB2155-Chaptered.html
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-third Legislature Second Regular Session 2018
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CHAPTER 34
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HOUSE BILL 2155 |
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AN ACT
amending section 41-329, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the notaries public.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 41-329, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
41-329. Notary public title; foreign language; unauthorized practice; civil penalty; violation; classification
A. Every notary public who is not an attorney and who advertises, by any written or verbal means, the services of a notary public in a language other than English, with the exception of a single desk plaque, shall post or otherwise include with the advertisement a notice in English and the other language. The notice shall be of conspicuous size, if in writing, and shall state: "I am not an attorney and cannot give legal advice about immigration or any other legal matters."
B. A notary public who is not an attorney may not render any service for compensation that constitutes the unauthorized practice of immigration and nationality law as defined in section 12-2701.
C. If a notary public violates subsection b of this section, in addition to any other penalty, the secretary of state shall impose a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars and permanently revoke the notary public's commission.
B. D. A notary public who violates subsection A of this section is guilty of a class 6 felony and the secretary of state shall permanently revoke the notary public's commission shall be permanently revoked.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR MARCH 20, 2018.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE MARCH 20, 2018.
