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KS HB2309
Bill
Status
2/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Legislative Modernization
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AI Summary
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All notaries public notarizing real estate documents must use a 3D liveness biometric antifraud system by December 31, 2026, requiring submission of facial recognition data at certification and during each notarization event
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New notary applicants must provide 3D biometric information at certification, with hardware available at least one county government office per county; notaries may charge additional fees approved by the Secretary of State to cover equipment and system costs
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Registers of deeds may delay recording of real estate documents for up to five business days to investigate suspected fraud, and may reject documents if authenticity cannot be verified, with notification to law enforcement
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3D biometric data of notaries will be anonymized and held by system vendors, while personal identification information remains with the Secretary of State; no biometric data stored by state or local government
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Covered real estate documents include deeds, mortgages, powers of attorney, easements, liens, leases, plats, affidavits, and other documents as specified by the register of deeds
Legislative Description
Providing for the modernization of notarization and the county register of deeds process with respect to real estate documents for the purpose of mitigation of real estate document-related fraud, requiring the development, implementation and administration of a two-tiered authentication system for notarization of real estate documents, requiring use of a 3D biometric antifraud system by all notaries public by December 31, 2026, and allowing any register of deeds to delay filing of real estate documents in the event of suspected fraud for purpose of investigating of the validity of such document.
Last Action
House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2/5/2025