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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE
August 19, 1999 - Introduced by Representatives Staskunas, Schneider, Huebsch,
Kelso, Goetsch, Stone, Pettis, Seratti, Ryba, Ladwig, M. Lehman, Musser, J.
Lehman, F. Lasee, Sykora, Coggs, Nass, Meyerhofer, Hasenohrl and Kedzie,
cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Rude, Huelsman and
Farrow. Referred to
Committee on Judiciary and Personal Privacy.
AB431,1,2
1An Act to create 137.01 (5m) of the statutes;
relating to: confidentiality of
2documents reviewed by notary publics.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, notary publics are asked to attest to a person's signature on
various documents, including deeds and other conveyances, may administer oaths,
take depositions and acknowledgements of deeds, accept inland bills of exchange and
perform other duties related to the office of notary public. This bill provides that all
documents reviewed by a notary public while performing the duties of a notary public
and the information contained in those documents are confidential and may be
released by the notary public only with the written consent of the person who
requested the notary public's services.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB431, s. 1
3Section
1. 137.01 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB431,2,34
137.01
(5m) Confidentiality. All documents and the information contained
5in any documents reviewed by a notary public while performing his or her duties as
6a notary public shall be confidential and may be released by the notary public only
1with the written consent of the person who requested the services of the notary
2public. Any notary public violating this subsection shall be subject to the provisions
3of sub. (8) and may be required to forfeit not more than $500.
