Legal Services: Notarial Services.

摘要

See report. This revision-- Implements recent legislative changes to 10 USC 1044a(b) , which eliminate duty status limitations to Reserve Component notarial authority (paras 1-1, l-4e(8) , 1-S, 2-2a, 2-3b(3) , 3-4a(12) , and 3- 7b) Establishes training guidelines for notaries (paras l-4d and g', and 1-7) Allows Staff Judge Advocates (SJA) to authorize legal specialists in the grades of E-3 and E-4 to serve as notaries under limited conditions (para 1- 6) Allows for military notaries in the United States as well as overseas (para 2- 2) Allows legal administrators and legal noncommissioned officers (NCO) in the grade of E-6 and above to serve as notaries, without being under the immediate supervision of an attorney (paras 2-2 and 2-3) Prohibits non-attorney notaries from providing legal advice (such as in conjunction with their notarization services) (para 3-4a(lO)) Prohibits notaries from notarizing a general power of attorney until the client is advised about its effect (para 3-4a(ll)) Clarifies the phrase 'under the immediate supervision of an attorney' to include Soldier Readiness Processing (Glossary).