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When will the new rules requiring Illinois notaries to keep journals and meet certain education requirements go into effect? We have several notaries in our institution asking questions regarding the new rules, but all we can find is that notary fees will increase on July 1, 2022.

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The Illinois Notary Public Act’s new education and journaling requirements for notaries will not go into effect until the date on which the Illinois Secretary of State adopts administrative rules implementing the Act. The Secretary of State published proposed rules in the Illinois Register on April 15, 2022, and the comment period for them ended on June 1, 2022. However, we do not yet know when the Secretary of State will publish final rules.

We will continue to monitor for the adoption of implementing rules — please be sure that you are receiving our Compliance Connection® weekly newsletter (which we automatically send to anyone who has established a free GoToIBA.com account) and that you check the Daily Coffee at GoToIBA.com, where we will be sure to post news about the Secretary of State’s implementing administrative rules. Additionally, we will update our Notaries Public topic page with links to the administrative rules and their effective date when available.

For resources related to our guidance, please see:

  • Public Act 102-160, Section 99 (“This Act takes effect on the later of: (1) January 1, 2022; or (2) the date on which the Office of the Secretary of State files with the Index Department of the Office of the Secretary of State a notice that the Office of the Secretary of State has adopted the rules necessary to implement this Act. . . .”)
  • Illinois Secretary of State, Notice of Proposed Amendments, Notary Public Records, 46 Ill. Reg. 5800, 5874 (April 15, 2022)