Legal Opinion
Smith v. Cortes
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 19, 2005PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge McGINLEY.
The Honorable Pedro A. Cortes, Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Secretary) preliminarily objects to the petition for review of Bruce L. Smith and all others similarly situated (Smith) which seeks payment from the Secretary for expenses incurred when Smith and others in the same class completed the education requirement for notary publics.
Pursuant to the Notary Public Law (Law), 1 the Secretary is authorized to appoint and commission notaries for terms of four years. On December 9, 2002, the General Assembly substantially amended the Law…
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