the wasserblawg

Stand-by for a neat little change to the Illinois Notary Public Act that will likely impact the way we transact real estate closings here in Cook County. Both houses approved SB 0546 as the recent legislative session ended and we are awaiting the Governor's signature. This change, if implemented will require anyone who is selling residential real estate in Cook County will have to present proof of identity, including a thumb print image. It will fall to the Notaries who witness closing documents to collect this information. We will be obligated to prepare newly devised " Notarial Record s" that will include the "signor's" personal identity information, the aforementioned thumb print and even a certification that the transfer involved "residential" real property ( Looks like all those childhood hours with a Dick Tracy Crimestoppers Club Junior Detective kit did not go to waste... where'd I put that thumb print pad anyway?) The form itself pr...