The dynamics of changes in the legislative framework for the implementation of notarial activities in the mechanism of development of the Russian State

In mid-2024, the Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation announced a draft updated version of the law «On Notaries», which aims to expand the Ministry's powers in the field of monitoring the activities of notaries and improving the qualification requirements for notarial activities. Additional clarifications on the planned legislative reforms of notary activity were posted by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation in early 2025, which indicates the relevance of the issue under consideration. According to preliminary forecasts, the final version of the legislative framework for notarial activity will enter into force before the end of 2025. At the same time, the new federal law «On Notaries and Notarial activities in the Russian Federation» should replace the «Fundamentals of the legislation of the Russian Federation on Notaries» in force since 1993, which contain various gaps and conflicts, which causes the problem of effective implementation of the notary function in the context of the state mechanism at the present stage. This article provides an assessment of the dynamics of the development of legislation in the field of notarial activity. A conclusion is drawn about the place of the notary in the mechanism of the Russian state and long-term prospects for the systematization of notary activities in the context of new challenges and threats are given.