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GA HB334
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/3/2021
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Gullett
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AI Summary
- Establishes a legal framework for remote online notarization in Georgia, allowing notaries public to perform notarial acts via audio-video communication technology for remotely located individuals, with the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority required to adopt standards by January 1, 2022
- Requires remote online notary public applicants to hold an existing Georgia notary commission, complete a training course and examination administered by the Cooperative Authority, and maintain a $2,000 surety bond
- Mandates that remote online notaries verify signer identity through remote presentation of a government-issued photo ID, credential analysis, and identity proofing, and maintain secure, tamper-evident electronic journals and audiovisual recordings retained for at least 10 years by an authorized repository
- Caps fees for remote online notarization at $25.00 per act, exempts wills, codicils, and testamentary trusts from electronic or remote online notarization, and preserves the requirement that a licensed Georgia attorney supervise real estate closings for property in the state
- Makes it an unfair or deceptive consumer practice to knowingly present a one-to-four family residential real estate document for recording that resulted from the unauthorized practice of law, and exempts audiovisual recordings of remote online notarizations from public disclosure requirements
Legislative Description
Superior courts; clerks; notaries public; provisions
Last Action
Senate Conference Committee Appointed 19th, 17th, 22nd
3/22/2022
Committee Referrals
Judiciary3/5/2021
Judiciary2/9/2021
Full Bill Text
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