The Senate Civil Law Committee heard SB 372 authored by Sen. Holdman on notarial acts. This bill makes technical changes to standardize language concerning registration of trademarks and regulation related to notarial acts. It specifies requirements related to notarial acts, including use of electronic documentation and technology for electronic notarial acts and for remote notarial acts, including registration of a remote notary public, certification of and record keeping related to remote notarial acts, use of audio visual communication and recording, verification of credentials, and maintenance of records. The bill additionally requires the Secretary of State to adopt rules related to electronic notarial acts and remote notarial acts. Specifies requirements.
The Committee amended the bill, at the request of the Secretary of the State, to modify the effective dates and clarify the definitions. The amended bill passed 7-0.
Read the bill at https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2018/bills/senate/372