CO SB109

Authorizes Colorado notaries public to perform remote notarizations for electronic documents using real-time audio-video communication, expanding beyond the current requirement for in-person appearances.

Notaries must use tamper-evident electronic systems conforming to secretary of state rules, maintain audio-video recordings for at least 10 years, and verify identity through personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence including credential analysis or knowledge-based authentication.

Prohibits remote notarizations for wills, codicils, and electoral process documents; restricts the practice to individuals in Colorado, elsewhere in the US, or outside the US if the matter relates to US courts, property, or transactions.

Requires notaries to notify the secretary of state before performing initial remote notarizations, complete required training and examinations, and maintain electronic journals with electronic signatures for each remote notarization.

Appropriates $42,895 to the department of state for the 2018-19 fiscal year to implement the act, including information technology services and business licensing division staffing costs; effective January 1, 2019.