03/07/1997 01:32 PM Senate JUD

                   SB 106 NOTARY PUBLIC BOND                                  
                                                                              
  MR. DOUG WOOLIVER , Administrative Attorney for the Alaska Court             
 System, explained SB 106 is a housekeeping measure aimed at shaving           
 time off of the notary public application process.  Under a statute           
 enacted in 1961, notary public applicants need to post a $1,000               
 bond, which must be signed by the Superior Court clerk.  The court            
 clerk makes sure the bond form is filled out correctly and signed,            
 but does not investigate or analyze it.  The form is then sent to             
 the Lieutenant Governor's Office, which has authority over license            
 issuance for notaries.  SB 106 deletes the provision that requires            
 the court clerk to sign the bond since it is unnecessary and will             
 shorten the application process by one to two weeks.                          
                                                                               
  SHANNON HASTY , Notary Administrator in the Lieutenant Governor's            
 Office, clarified SB 106 will not shorten the application                     
 processing time because she commissions the notaries prior to                 
 sending the applications to the court system.                                 
                                                                               
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  SENATOR MILLER  moved SB 106 out of committee with individual                
 recommendations.  There being no objection, the motion carried.