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5 ILCS 312/1-101 (2026)

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(5 ILCS 312/1-101) (from Ch. 102, par. 201-101)
    Sec. 1-101. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Notary Public Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1475.)

    
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Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2013–2022 · leading case: Hatchett v. W2X, Inc., 2013 IL App (1st) 121758 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013).
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Hatchett v. W2X, Inc., 2013 IL App (1st) 121758 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). · cites it 2× “Count VII alleged that Attorney Gaston engaged in official misconduct under the Illinois Notary Public Act (5 ILCS 312/1-101 et seq. (West 2008)) in notarizing the closing documents.”
Harris v. Vitale, 2014 IL App (1st) 123514 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “Vitale engaged in official misconduct under the Illinois Notary Public Act (5 ILCS 312/1-101 et seq. (West 2010)). Pursuant to the statute, the notary public “must satisfy himself of the truth of a signer’s identity” and “a notary who does so in a negligent or reckless manner…”
Wood v. Hunt, 2022 IL App (4th) 210221-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “In short, she claimed defendants violated the Illinois Notary Public Act (Notary Act) (5 ILCS 312/1-101 et seq. (West 2018)) by notarizing her signature on an interspousal deed, thereby transferring the real property to her husband, without requiring Wood’s presence.”
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