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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 3531   </title>
<shortdesc>NOTARIES-IMPERSONATION-PENALTY</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Esther Golar</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>5 ILCS 312/7-106</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 102, par. 207-106</aliasreference><reference>5 ILCS 312/7-107</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 102, par. 207-107</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Notary Public Act. Makes it a Class 4 felony for a person to (i) knowingly perform notarial acts while not lawfully appointed and commissioned to perform those acts or (ii) knowingly act as, or otherwise impersonate, a notary public while not lawfully appointed and commissioned to perform notarial acts (now, it is a Class A misdemeanor to act as, or otherwise willfully impersonate, a notary public while not lawfully appointed and commissioned to perform notarial acts). Makes it a Class 4 felony (rather than a misdemeanor) to unlawfully possess a notary's official seal.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/24/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/1/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Executive Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/1/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee;  011-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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