Notary Laws and Attorney General Opinions

2004 Public Chapter 854 Amending Notary Laws
2004 changes in notary laws.

2007 Public Chapter 205
Public chapter relative to notary name changes and change of address

2014 Opinion: 14-89: Duty of Notary Public to Maintain Record

Attorney General opinion on duty of notary public to maintain records

2014 Public Chapter 805 Notary Publics Reasonable Fees
2014 Public Chapter 805 Relative to Notary Publics Charging Reasonable Fees

2015 Public Chapter 76 Notary Fees and Recording

Public chapter that amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-21-1201 relative to Public Notaries reasonable fees and recording

Are Notaries State or County Officials?
2007 Opinion 07-157 states that a notary public is a state official whose duties are prescribed by statute.

Can a Notary Notarize His or Her Spouse’s Signature?

2010 Opinion 10-97 states it is the opinion of this Office that a notary public is prohibited from notarizing his or her spouse’s signature because of the requirement that notaries discharge the duties of office “without favor or partiality.”

Changes in Notary Public laws and notary seal design
Instruction page for the 2004 change in the notary laws and notary seal requirements.

Notary advertisement disclosure requirements, 2002 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Ch. 665
Public Chapter 665 passed in 2002.

Rules Chapter 1360-07-02 Notary Public Seal of Office
Rules for notary seal design.

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