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חוק הנוטריונים (תיקון מס' 11), התשפ"ה-2025

Private member's bill · Published 12 Jun 2025

  1. 1Tabled
  2. 2Reading 118 Feb 2025
  3. 3Committee
  4. 4Readings 2-310 Jun 2025
  5. 5Published12 Jun 2025

How it affects you

From 1 January 2026, a notary may voluntarily suspend their licence, but cannot work as a notary or perform notarial acts during the suspension. Annual fees stop from the first January after the suspension begins, and renewal requires a fee based on the remaining months of that year.

Who gains

  • Notaries May voluntarily suspend their notary licence
  • Notaries with suspended licences Are exempt from notary fees during the specified period
  • Notaries who did not work in 2025 Are exempt from the 2025 fee and get a refund if they paid

Who pays

  • Notaries with suspended licences Cannot work as notaries or present themselves as such
  • Notaries seeking licence renewal Must pay a proportional fee to renew the licence

Under the table

  • Few hands

    Only 8 of the 120 members took part in the final vote.

How they voted

Whole Knesset
Whole Knesset, Total 120
VoteCount
For8
Against0
Abstained0
Did not vote112

Coalition

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Who was in the room

ועדת החוקה, חוק ומשפט

5 committee meetings on this law

Invited most often

  • משרד המשפטים12
  • לשכת עורכי הדין1
3 committee meetings
  • 12 Jan 2025ועדת החוקה, חוק ומשפט10 invited
  • 9 Mar 2025ועדת החוקה, חוק ומשפט7 invited
  • 26 Mar 2025ועדת החוקה, חוק ומשפט7 invited

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