Maine’s Notary Renewal Service Continues to Assist Those Who Serve the Public
25 Januar 2016 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Maine’s Bureau of Corporations, Elections, and Commissions (CEC)
continues to offer convenient online services to citizens and
businesses alike. The Total Notary Solution service
(http://www.maine.gov/online/notary/total/), originally launched in
2008, provides Notaries Public commissioned in the State of Maine
with the ability to not only update their information with the
State, but also offers the opportunity to renew their Commission
from the comfort of their home or office.
With a focus on both functionality and accessibility, the
service was updated and enhanced in November 2015. These
enhancements include several “behind-the-scenes” changes that make
the service more efficient for the agency. In an effort to make the
public interface more compatible with modern technology, the
service now utilizes the Maine.gov responsive design template. The
template automatically resizes the pages of the service to fit the
user’s device, whether that be a desktop, laptop, tablet or
smartphone.
When renewing their Commission, users must take an online Notary
Public Law and Practices Knowledge Examination. The examination
includes 30 questions covering a variety of areas relating to Maine
notarial laws and practices. Once the exam is completed,
individuals will be required to print the documentation relating to
their renewal. This documentation includes the application for
renewal (their examination questions, responses, and residency
verification), a notice providing information about their new
commission and their Oath of Office form.
A Notary can renew online up to 90 days past their Commission
expiration date and up to 45 days in advance of their current
expiration date. The filing fee to renew a Commission through the
online service is $50.
Prior to this online service, Maine Notaries Public had to
complete the examination process on paper and mail all questions
and answers to the CEC along with a check for payment. CEC would
then manually grade the exam, and mail a confirmation and
certificate to the user, or a note that the user did not pass the
test and to retake it. Through the online service, users are
notified immediately if they pass the exam and are able to make a
credit card payment for renewal fees.
“The convenience this service continues to offer cannot be
overstated,” commented Julie Flynn, Deputy Secretary of State.
“Being able to complete the examination online as well as update an
individuals name and contact information eliminates many time
consuming manual processes both for the individual notary and the
agency.”
The Total Notary Solution service was developed at no cost to
Maine’s taxpayers. The service is made available by the Bureau of
Corporations, Elections and Commissions, a division of the
Secretary of State, in partnership with InforME, the states
eGovernment portal provider. For more information about the online
service contact the Bureau at 207-624-7752 or by email at
cec.notaries@maine.gov.
About Maine.gov
Maine.gov (http://www.Maine.gov) is the official Web portal of
the state of Maine. Maine.gov is a service of InforME, a
collaborative effort between the state of Maine and Maine
Information Network, LLC, part of the NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) family of
companies.
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