Current law requires an individual who wishes to have a document notarized to appear personally before a notary public. The bill authorizes a notary 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.
The bill also prohibits the use or sale of personal information of a remotely located individual by a remote notary and the provider of a remote notarization system except in specific, limited circumstances.
The bill takes effect on January 1, 2022.
(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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Statutes affected:
Preamended PA1 (02/13/2020): 24-21-515, 24-21-519, 24-21-527
Preamended PA2 (03/06/2020): 24-21-515, 24-21-519, 24-21-527
Introduced (01/14/2020): 24-21-515, 24-21-519, 24-21-527
Engrossed (03/10/2020): 24-21-515, 24-21-519, 24-21-527
Reengrossed (03/11/2020): 24-21-515, 24-21-519, 24-21-527