Bill Text: PA SB777 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amending the act of March 14, 1919 (P.L.18, No.9), entitled "An act conferring upon judge advocates of the United States Army the powers of notaries public, declaring the effect thereof; validating notarial acts heretofore performed by judge advocates, and declaring the effect thereof," providing for applicability, fees, signature and title as prima facia evidence and for definitions.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-06-20 - Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS [SB777 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SB777-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 790
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 777 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY STACK, KITCHEN, FONTANA AND ORIE, MARCH 7, 2011
REFERRED TO VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, MARCH 7, 2011
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 14, 1919 (P.L.18, No.9), entitled "An
act conferring upon judge advocates of the United States Army
the powers of notaries public, declaring the effect thereof;
validating notarial acts heretofore performed by judge
advocates, and declaring the effect thereof," providing for
applicability, fees, signature and title as prima facia
evidence and for definitions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2 of the act of March 14, 1919 (P.L.18,
No.9), entitled "An act conferring upon judge advocates of the
United States Army the powers of notaries public, declaring the
effect thereof; validating notarial acts heretofore performed by
judge advocates, and declaring the effect thereof," is amended
to read:
Section 2. (a) All notarial acts heretofore performed by
military judge advocates [of the United States Army] and
paralegal noncommissioned officers in the administration of
oaths, the execution and acknowledgment of legal instruments,
the attestation of documents, and all other similar notarial
acts, are hereby validated and made legal, and such acts shall
be received in evidence in the courts of the Commonwealth and
for entry of record, in the like manner, and with the same force
and effect, as provided in section one of this act.
(b) Subsection (a) shall apply to military judge advocates
and paralegal noncommissioned officers serving on active duty
under any authority of 10 U.S.C. (relating to armed forces), as
well as Pennsylvania National Guard judge advocates and
paralegal noncommissioned officers serving in a duty status
under any authority of 32 U.S.C. (relating to national guard).
(c) No fee may be paid to or received by any person for the
performance of a notarial act authorized in this section.
(d) The signature of a person acting as a notary and the
title of that person's offices are prima facia evidence that the
signature is genuine, that the person holds the designated title
and that the person is authorized to perform a notarial act.
(e) The term "duty status" shall include any periods of
drill and annual field training, completed under any authority
of 32 U.S.C., active State duty and other training services as
may be required under Federal or State law, regulation, or order
and includes travel to and from such duty.
(f) The term "paralegal noncommissioned officers" shall mean
enlisted military service members in the grade of E-5 or above,
who are fully qualified and are specifically assigned to a legal
military occupational specialty.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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