Authorize Audio-video Communication Notarial Acts
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2018 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning an authorization for notaries public to perform notarial acts using audio-video communication, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
Bill Summary:
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 a tamper-evident electronic system that conforms to standards established by rules of the secretary of state, including using real-time audio-video communications and keeping an audio-video recording of the notarization for at least 10 years. The bill establishes the standards that a notary must comply with to have satisfactory evidence of the identity of the person seeking the remote notarization. A notary is prohibited from using information collected during a remote notarization other than as allowed by applicable federal or state law.
The bill appropriates $42,895 to the department of state for the implementation of the act.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
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Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 03/20/2018 | SA1 |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21/2018 | Third Reading | BILL |
34
AYE
1
NO
0
OTHER
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Vote record |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 05/10/2018 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Postpone Indefinitely |
| 05/07/2018 | House | House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations |
| 05/03/2018 | House | House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Finance |
| 04/10/2018 | House | House Committee on Judiciary Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only |
| 03/27/2018 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary |
| 03/21/2018 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/20/2018 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 03/20/2018 | Senate | Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 03/08/2018 | Senate | Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations |
| 03/05/2018 | Senate | Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Finance |
| 01/29/2018 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology |
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