AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-34-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE ADDITIONAL TERMS UNDER THE REVISED MISSISSIPPI LAW ON NOTARIAL ACTS RELATING TO REMOTE ONLINE NOTARIZATION (RON); TO AMEND SECTION 25-34-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE LAW, AS REVISED BY THIS ACT, APPLIES TO NOTARIAL ACTS PERFORMED AFTER JULY 1, 2025; TO AMEND SECTION 25-34-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE NOTARIAL OFFICERS TO CERTIFY A TANGIBLE COPY OF AN ELECTRONIC RECORD AS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY; TO AMEND SECTION 25-34-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO ESTABLISH THE MAXIMUM FEES THAT MAY BE CHARGED BY NOTARIES AND TO CLARIFY THAT A NOTARY IS NOT REQUIRED TO CHARGE A FEE; TO AMEND SECTION 25-34-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE REQUIREMENTS FOR PERFORMING REMOTE NOTARIZATIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 25-34-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR IDENTIFYING A PERSON APPEARING BEFORE A NOTARY REMOTELY; TO AMEND SECTION 25-34-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT A NOTARY FROM PERFORMING A REMOTE NOTARIZATION WHEN THE NOTARY DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO OPERATE THE REQUIRED TECHNOLOGY OR IF THE TECHNOLOGY DOES NOT MEET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 25-34-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE A NOTARY'S CERTIFICATE TO INDICATE WHEN A NOTARIZATION HAS BEEN PERFORMED REMOTELY; TO AMEND SECTION 25-34-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE REMOTE NOTARIZATIONS TO BE AUDIO VISUALLY RECORDED; TO AMEND SECTION 25-34-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE CERTAIN MATTERS THAT MUST BE INCLUDED IN RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE WHICH RELATE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAW ON NOTARIAL ACTS; TO AMEND SECTION 25-34-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT A NOTARY'S COMMISSION EXISTING ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT IS NOT AFFECTED UNTIL IT EXPIRES; TO AMEND SECTION 25-34-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT NOTARIAL ACTS PERFORMED BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT ARE NOT AFFECTED OR INVALIDATED BY THIS ACT'S PASSAGE; TO AMEND SECTION 89-3-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE VARIOUS FORMS OF NOTARIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 25-34-3, 25-34-5, 25-34-7, 25-34-9, 25-34-11, 25-34-15, 25-34-17, 25-34-31, 25-34-37, 25-34-51, 25-34-53, 25-34-55, 89-3-7
As Passed by the House: 25-34-3, 25-34-5, 25-34-7, 25-34-9, 25-34-11, 25-34-15, 25-34-17, 25-34-31, 25-34-37, 25-34-51, 25-34-53, 25-34-55, 89-3-7