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ND SB2144

Bill

Status

Passed

3/18/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jerry Klein

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Origin

Senate

69th Legislative Assembly

AI Summary

  • Removes the requirement for professional employer organizations to provide their taxpayer or employer identification number when applying for licensure with the secretary of state

  • Eliminates the confidentiality provision for social security numbers and federal tax identification numbers in professional employer organization applications

  • Allows notaries public to charge a technology fee for remote notarial acts, in addition to existing travel fees, when the notary incurs technology costs and agrees on the fee in advance with the client

  • Changes notification requirements so the secretary of state may notify notaries public and trade name registrants "in a manner prescribed by the secretary of state" rather than by mail to their last-known address

  • Adds authority for the secretary of state to cancel a trade name registration when a material misrepresentation has been made, after providing 30 days notice to the registrant

  • Eliminates the 50 cents per page fee for copying documents from the secretary of state's office and removes the $5 filing fee for certificates of appointment of attorney

Legislative Description

Information required in applications for professional employer services licensure, confidential records maintained by the secretary of state, notification provided to and fees charged by a notary public, notification provided to the registrant of a trade name, and fees charged by the secretary of state; and to provide a penalty.

Last Action

Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18

3/20/2025

Committee Referrals

Industry, Business and Labor2/18/2025
Industry and Business1/7/2025

Full Bill Text

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