{"id":2129,"date":"2026-07-09T17:48:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novislegal.com\/new-anti-money-laundering-law-now-applies-to-notaries\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T17:49:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:49:07","slug":"new-anti-money-laundering-law-now-applies-to-notaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novislegal.com\/en\/new-anti-money-laundering-law-now-applies-to-notaries\/","title":{"rendered":"New Anti-Money Laundering Law: Now Applies to Notaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">New Anti-Money Laundering Law: Now Applies to Notaries<\/h2>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Does this apply to all notaries?<\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, but under special circumstances.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Article 42 of Decree 15-2026 recognizes the unique characteristics of the notarial profession and establishes significantly less complex obligations.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What requirements must notaries meet?<\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notaries must comply with the following obligations:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Registration with the IVE.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proper customer registration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Report of Unusual Transactions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Document Retention.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They do not require a Prevention Manual or a Compliance Officer.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Risks<\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main risks of noncompliance include:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Failure to register with the IVE on time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Authorizing transactions without verifying the customer&#8217;s identity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Failing to report unusual situations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Failure to retain records for the legally required periods.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Work with complete peace of mind and without any risks<\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At NOVIS Law Firm, we have already complied with all the procedures required by Decree 15-2026, so that our clients can work with us with complete confidence. Contact us. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does this apply to all notaries? Yes, but under special circumstances. Article 42 of Decree 15-2026 recognizes the unique characteristics of the notarial profession and establishes significantly less complex obligations. What requirements must notaries meet? Notaries must comply with the following obligations: They do not require a Prevention Manual or a Compliance Officer. Key Risks [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":2127,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"saved_in_kubio":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guatemala","category-sin-categoria"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novislegal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novislegal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novislegal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novislegal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novislegal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2129"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/novislegal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2130,"href":"https:\/\/novislegal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2129\/revisions\/2130"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novislegal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novislegal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novislegal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novislegal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}