The House Judiciary Committee heard SB 372 sponsored by Reps. Carbaugh and Steuerwald on notarial acts. The bill makes technical changes on the regulation of trademarks and notarial acts. The bill also specifies requirements for notarial acts, include use of electronic documentation and technology for electronic notarial acts, and requires the secretary of state to adopt rules related to electronic notarial acts and remote notarial acts. Specifies requirements for remote notarial acts, including: (1) registration of a remote notary public; (2) certification of and record keeping related to remote notarial acts; (3) use of audio visual communication and recording; (4) verification of credentials; and (5) maintenance of records.
Indiana Secretary of State’s office, Indiana Credit Union League, Indiana Bankers Association, Indiana Mortgage Bankers Association, the Indiana State Bar Association, and Notarize testified in support of the bill. The bill passed 10-0.
Read the bill at https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2018/bills/senate/372