Notaries; various changes to laws relating thereto.

Notaries. Makes various changes to the lawsrelated to notaries and electronic notaries, including (i) specifyinginformation to be included in an application; (ii) specifying the reasons for which the Secretary of the Commonwealth may deny an application; (iii) requiring applicants to take a course and examination priorto application; (iv) requiring a $25,000 bond prior to commission;(v) requiring a notary to keep a journal of notarial acts; (vi) specifying the reasons a notary may and may not decline to perform a notarialact; (vii) providing requirements for the use and manufacture of official notary seals; (viii) providing requirements for civil liabilityof a notary, bond surety, and employer of the notary; and (ix) specifyingsituations constituting conflicts of interest for a notary.