National Notary Association
{{Short description|American organization for notaries public}}
{{infobox organization
| name= National Notary Association
| abbreviation = NNA
| logo = nna-logo.png
| alt = Logo of the National Notary Association
| formerly = California Notary Association
| founded = {{start date and age|1957}}
| founder = Raymond C. Rothman
| headquarters = Chatsworth, California, U.S.
| leader_name = Milton G. Valera
| leader_title = Chairman
| leader_name2 = Thomas A. Heymann
| leader_title2 = President, Chief Executive Officer
| purpose = To serve Notaries and their employers throughout the United States by imparting knowledge, building community, and promoting sound professional standards of practice for the benefit and protection of the public.
| status = Mutual benefit corporation"[https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/Document/RetrievePDF?Id=01243331-3594404 Articles of Incorporation]". National Notary Association. April 5, 1984. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
| website = {{URL|http://www.nationalnotary.org}}
}}
The National Notary Association (NNA) is an American organization at 9350 De Soto Avenue, Chatsworth, California, which provides education to and about notaries public.[https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/jmlr31&div=45&id=&page= Valera, Milton G. 31 J. Marshall L. Rev. 971 (1997-1998) "The National Notary Association: A Historical Profile" ]National Notary Association, [http://www.nationalnotary.org/about/ History of the NNA], (Chatsworth, CA: National Notary Association, 2010). It is similar to the American Society of Notaries.
History
Originally the California Notary Association, it was established in 1957 by Raymond C. Rothman to support California Notaries Public with educational resources and tools to better perform their roles in society.{{cn|date=November 2024}} In 1964, the California Notary Association expanded to become the National Notary Association (NNA). With this expansion came new services including seminars, the telephone hotline and the National Notary Association annual conference.
Collaboration
In 1973, the National Notary Association collaborated with Yale Law School to create the Uniform Notary Act, which became the Model Notary Act when revised in 1984. It was revised again in 2002 and 2010. More than 40 states have adhered their laws to parts of the Model Notary Act. The Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, published by the Uniform Law Commission, provides an alternative to the Model Notary Act.
The National Notary Association is also responsible for the Notary Public Code of Professional Responsibility, which was first published in 1998. The association is sometimes listed as a source of information by state agencies responsible for notaries."[http://www.newjersey.gov/treasury/revenue/dcr/geninfo/notarymanual.htm Notary Public Manual]". New Jersey Division of Revenue. 2003."[http://notary.delaware.gov/information/nporg.shtml Notary Public Organizations]". Delaware Department of State. 2010."[http://www.sos.nh.gov/notary.html Notaries Public]". New Hampshire Secretary of State."[http://sos.mt.gov/notary/Training/index.asp Notary Schedule]". Montana Secretary of State. 2010.
An expert with the association was quoted in a newspaper after a notary was arrested for election fraud by improperly notarizing signatures.{{cite news |url=https://poststar.com/news/local/national-notary-association-strough-can-t-witness-from-afar/article_0383e168-4da9-57c4-bd8d-690870623fb2.html |title=National Notary Association: Strough can't witness from afar |first=Kathleen |last=Moore |date=March 13, 2018 |newspaper=The Post-Star |location=Glens Falls, New York}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.nationalnotary.org/}}