(5 ILCS 312/Art. I heading) ARTICLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS (5 ILCS 312/1-101) (from Ch. 102, par. 201-101) Sec. 1-101. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Notary Public Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1475.) (5 ILCS 312/1-102) (from Ch. 102, par. 201-102) Sec. 1-102. Purposes and Rules of Construction. (a) This Act […]
(5 ILCS 312/Art. II heading) ARTICLE II APPOINTMENT PROVISIONS (5 ILCS 312/2-101) (from Ch. 102, par. 202-101) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-160) Sec. 2-101. Appointment. The Secretary of State may appoint and commission as notaries public for a 4-year term as many persons resident in a county in this State as […]
(5 ILCS 312/Art. III heading) ARTICLE III DUTIES – FEES – AUTHORITY (5 ILCS 312/3-101) (from Ch. 102, par. 203-101) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-160) Sec. 3-101. Official seal. (a) Each notary public shall, upon receiving the commission from the county clerk, obtain an official rubber stamp seal with which the […]
(5 ILCS 312/Art. IV heading) ARTICLE IV CHANGE OF NAME OR MOVE FROM COUNTY (5 ILCS 312/4-101) (from Ch. 102, par. 204-101) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-160) Sec. 4-101. Changes causing commission to cease to be in effect. When any notary public legally changes his or her name, changes his or […]
(5 ILCS 312/Art. V heading) ARTICLE V REAPPOINTMENT AS A NOTARY PUBLIC (5 ILCS 312/5-101) (from Ch. 102, par. 205-101) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-160) Sec. 5-101. Reappointment. No person is automatically reappointed as a notary public. At least 60 days prior to the expiration of a commission the Secretary of […]
(5 ILCS 312/Art. VI heading) ARTICLE VI NOTARIAL ACTS AND FORMS (5 ILCS 312/6-101) (from Ch. 102, par. 206-101) Sec. 6-101. Definitions. (a) “Notarial act” means any act that a notary public of this State is authorized to perform and includes taking an acknowledgment, administering an oath or affirmation, taking a verification upon oath […]
(5 ILCS 312/Art. VI-A heading) ARTICLE VI-AELECTRONIC NOTARIAL ACTS AND FORMS (Source: P.A. 102-160 (See Section 99 of P.A. 102-160 for effective date of P.A. 102-160).) (5 ILCS 312/6A-101) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 6A-101. Requirements for systems and providers of electronic notarial technology. […]
(5 ILCS 312/Art. VII heading) ARTICLE VII LIABILITY AND REVOCATION (5 ILCS 312/7-101) (from Ch. 102, par. 207-101) Sec. 7-101. Liability of notary and surety. A notary public and the surety on the notary’s bond are liable to the persons involved for all damages caused by the notary’s official misconduct. Upon the filing of […]
(5 ILCS 312/Art. VIII heading) ARTICLE VIII. REPEALER AND EFFECTIVE DATE (5 ILCS 312/8-101) (from Ch. 102, par. 208-101) Sec. 8-101. Section 2 of “An Act to increase the fee for issuing commissions to notaries public”, approved June 3, 1897, as amended, is repealed. (Source: P.A. 84-322.) (5 ILCS 312/8-102) (from Ch. 102, […]
