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Volume 42 - Issue 37 - September 14, 2023

State of Kansas

Secretary of State

Notice of Hearing on Proposed Administrative Regulations

A public hearing will be conducted at 12:00 p.m. Monday, November 20, 2023, in the first-floor conference room at Memorial Hall, 120 SW 10th Ave., Topeka, Kansas, regarding the adoption of 12 amended notary public regulations: K.A.R. 7-43-7; K.A.R. 7-43-8; K.A.R. 7-43-12; K.A.R. 7-43-13; K.A.R. 7-43-14; K.A.R. 7-43-15; K.A.R. 7-43-17; K.A.R. 7-43-18; K.A.R. 7-43-19; K.A.R. 7-43-20; K.A.R. 7-43-22.

The Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, K.S.A. 53-5a01, et seq., took effect on January 1, 2022. An initial set of regulations was adopted soon thereafter. The legal staff of the National Notary Association reviewed the permanent regulations adopted in 2022 and recommended several specific wording changes to 12 regulations. These changes are essentially fine-tuning of the regulations to ensure clarity.

Adopting these regulations imposes no economic burdens on any level of government or on notaries public and imposes no environmental impact.

This 60-day notice of the public hearing shall constitute a public comment period for the purpose of receiving written public comments on the proposed regulations. Comments may be submitted prior to the hearing to Clay Barker, General Counsel, Office of the Secretary of State, Memorial Hall, 120 SW 10th Ave., Topeka, KS 66612-1594, or to clay.barker2@ks.gov. All interested parties will be given a reasonable opportunity at the hearing to present their views. Additionally, interested parties wanting to participate remotely may contact Clay Barker at clay.barker2@ks.gov to obtain remote access information. It may be necessary to request each participant to limit any oral presentation to five minutes.

Any individual with a disability may request accommodation to participate in the public hearing and may request the proposed regulations and economic impact statement in an accessible format. Requests for accommodation should be made at least five days in advance of the hearing by contacting Clay Barker at 785-296-3483 or the Kansas Relay Center at 1-800-766-3777.

Copies of the full text of the regulations and economic impact statement may be obtained at the address above for the Office of the Secretary of State, or by contacting Lara Murphy, Director of Administrative Regulations and Publications, at 785-296-0082 or lara.murphy@ks.gov. The proposed regulations are also available on the Secretary of State’s website at https://www.sos.ks.gov.

Scott Schwab
Secretary of State

Doc. No. 051470

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