LRB-0415/P1
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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Ziegler, BB0110 - Notary's DFI Registration Fee
For 2021-2023 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
commerce and economic development
Business organization and financial institutions
Notary public application fees
Under current law, any U.S. resident who is licensed to practice law in this state is entitled to a permanent commission as a notary public upon application to DFI and payment of a $50 fee. In addition, any U.S. resident who is at least 18 years of age and who is not an attorney may file an application with DFI for a four-year appointment as a notary public and must pay a $20 application fee. This bill increases the application fee for attorneys from $50 to $100 and increases the application fee for nonattorneys from $20 to $40.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1. 140.02 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
140.02 (1) (a) The department shall appoint notaries public who shall be United States residents and at least 18 years of age. Applicants who are not attorneys shall file an application with the department and pay a
$20 $40 fee.
Section
2. 140.02 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
140.02 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (am), any United States resident who is licensed to practice law in this state is entitled to a permanent commission as a notary public upon application to the department and payment of a
$50 $100 fee. The application shall include a certificate of good standing from the supreme court, the signature and post-office address of the applicant, and an impression of the applicant's official seal, or imprint of the applicant's official rubber stamp.
Section 9316.
Initial applicability; Financial Institutions.
(1) Notary public application fees. The treatment of s. 140.02 (1) (a) and (2) (a) first applies to an application filed on the effective date of this subsection.
Section 9416.
Effective dates; Financial Institutions.
(1) Notary public application fees. The treatment of s. 140.02 (1) (a) and (2) (a) and Section 9316 (1
) of this act take effect on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after publication.
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