Legislative Session number- 83

Bill Name: SF2738

Regulating the notarization of electronic signatures; defining +certain terms;
requiring and providing for registration of electronic notaries with +the
secretary of state, requiring reregistration after recommissioning; +providing
for use of electronic registration forms, specifying certain form +requirements;
providing for the confidentiality of registration form information; +enumerating
the types of notarial acts allowed to be performed electronically; +providing
for the notarization of electronic signatures, prohibiting electronic
notarization under certain conditions; requiring electronic notaries +to follow
the rules for nonelectronic notarial acts; specifying certain +recordkeeping
requirements and certain required notarial components of electronic +documents;
regulating the use of notary electronic signatures and seals; +requiring notices
of e-mail address changes to the secretary of state; requiring the +ceasing of
electronic notarizations upon registration expiration of the +electronic device;
providing for the disposition of software upon expiration, +resignation or
revocation of notary commissions; liability, sanctions and remedies +for the
improper performance of electronic notarial acts to be the same as +described
for the improper performance of nonelectronic notarial acts and +imposing
criminal liability for impersonating electronic notaries and certain misconduct;
imposing penalties for obtaining, concealing, damaging or destroying
certificates, disks, coding, cards, programs, software or +hardware enabling
electronic notaries to affix official electronic signatures (je)