Bill Text: NJ A1081 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Authorizes attorney-at-law who validates an affidavit, acknowledgment, proof, oath, or affirmation to affix a seal indicating that he is an attorney-at-law.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-09 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee [A1081 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2018-A1081-Introduced.html

ASSEMBLY, No. 1081

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

218th LEGISLATURE

 

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2018 SESSION

 


 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  ERIK PETERSON

District 23 (Hunterdon, Somerset and Warren)

Assemblywoman  MARLENE CARIDE

District 36 (Bergen and Passaic)

Assemblywoman  ANNETTE QUIJANO

District 20 (Union)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman Handlin, Assemblyman Coughlin and Assemblywoman Jones

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Authorizes attorney-at-law who validates an affidavit, acknowledgment, proof, oath, or affirmation to affix a seal indicating that he is an attorney-at-law.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.

  


An Act concerning attorneys-at-law and supplementing chapter 14 of Title 46 of the Revised Statutes.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    a. A person licensed to practice law in this State who validates an affidavit, acknowledgment, proof, oath, or affirmation taken before him in accordance with the provisions of chapter 14 of Title 46 of the Revised Statutes or R.S.41:2-1 may, but shall not be required to, affix a seal to the document indicating that he is an attorney-at-law of the State of New Jersey and, as such, is authorized by statute to perform such validations.

     b.    Validation of an affidavit, acknowledgment, proof, oath, or affirmation by an attorney-at-law pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall have the same force and effect as validation and the affixing of a seal by a notary public.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill would authorize an attorney-at-law who validates an affidavit, acknowledgment, proof, oath, or affirmation to affix a seal to the document indicating that he is an attorney-at-law.

     Under the bill, a person licensed to practice law in this State who validates an affidavit, acknowledgment, proof, oath, or affirmation taken before him in accordance with the provisions of chapter 14 of Title 46 of the Revised Statutes or R.S.41:2-1 may, but would not be required to, affix a seal to the document indicating that he is an attorney-at-law of the State of New Jersey and, as such, is authorized by statute to perform such validations.

     The bill specifies that the validation of an affidavit, acknowledgment, proof, oath, or affirmation by an attorney-at-law in accordance with the bill would have the same force and effect as validation by a notary public.

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