What is the purpose of the executive order?
Up until the effective date of the Executive Order, there had been virtually no guidance for notaries public about what to do and how to do it. The Executive Order provides that guidance. In addition, there have been no safeguards in place to help prevent fraud, forgeries, and other misconduct by a small but significant number of notaries. The Executive Order provides notice to notaries as to what behavior constitutes misconduct, and then allows the Governor to remove or decline to re-appoint notaries who are engaging in misconduct.
