Current law requires an individual who wishes to have a document notarized to appear personally before the notary public. The bill authorizes notaries public to perform a notarial act on behalf of an individual who is not in the notary's physical presence, but only with respect to an electronic document. To perform a remote notarization, a notary must use an electronic system that conforms to standards established by rules of the secretary of state, including using real-time audio-video communication. The bill establishes the standards that a notary must comply with to have satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual seeking the remote notarization. A notary and the operator of a remote notarization system are prohibited from using personal information collected during a remote notarization for any purpose other than completing the notarial act or as necessary to effect, administer, enforce, service, or process the transaction for which the information was provided.
Year
2019
Current status
- Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (05/01/2019)
- Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary (04/08/2019)
- House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (04/03/2019)
- House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (03/27/2019)
- House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations (03/04/2019)
- House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Finance (02/14/2019)
- Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs (01/30/2019)
