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Sooner State Says Used Commission Number.......
OKLAHOMA -Effective immediately, Notaries across the state are advised to used a commission number on documents they notarize. The emergency legislation was written by Rep. Dal Wells, a member of the state Homeland Security Committee.
The current seal includes only the Notary's name, state, county of residence and the words "Notary Public."
The law will make it easier to locate Notaries and records. Overall it will increase efficiency. said Brenda Coffman, a spokesperson for Secretary of State Mike Hunter.
HB 1971 also adds a $5 service charge for those who want their Notary application expedited.
Notary's Scam Aided Hijackers
VIRGINIA - A Falls Church man has been sentenced to prison after helping two September 11 hijackers fraudulently obtain driver's licenses by notarizing affidavits stating they were Virginia residents.
Luis Alonzo Martinez Flores helped Hani Hanjour and Khalid Almihdhar complete a DMV form by using an address in Falls Church that did not belong to them.
The address was actually the former residence of Martinez-Flores, according to an affidavit filed in Arlington by the FBI.
When the notary certified the DMV form, he listed his address as the same one listed for Honjour and Almihdhar, the FBI affidavit states. Honjour and Almihdhar are two of the suspected hijackers of American Airlines Flight 77 that was flown into the Pentagon.
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