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Database of the Day: Colorado Notaries
Verify a current notary registration by partial last name at the Colorado Secretary of State site. Returns full name, city, zip code and, start and end dates of the notary commission...

Marchés publics: procédure dinfraction contre la France
La Commission a décidé de saisir la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes d’un recours contre la France concernant les dispositions du code des marchés publics relatives à la procédure dite des marchés de définition...

Notary may be counted as a will witness
A dispute arose whether the witnesses attested in the testator?s presence. Three witnesses signed the testator?s will, one of them a notary public who testified that she was present not to act as a witnesses but ?to notarize the witnesses...

New 2008 California Notary Block
Effective today, January 1, 2008, all legal documents to be notarized in California must use the following notary block:State of CaliforniaCounty of ___________On ______________________ before me, (here insert name and title of the officer), personally appeared __________________ who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument...

The Role of Tax Blogs in Tax Administration
Interesting article in this week's Tax Notes, Tax Press Plays Crucial Role in IRS Communications Strategy, Korb Says, by Kristen A. Parillo, 118 Tax Notes 478 (1/28/08): The tax press has played an increasingly important role in the IRS's communications...

Whistleblower Program Needs Improvement
Whistleblowers act in many cases as the publics first line of defense against wrongful conduct of public officials. But a recent audit overseen by the Office of Financial Management for the State of Washington suggests that a lack of follow...