SF893 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts

• Enacts the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts effective January 1, 2019, replacing prior Minnesota notary public statutes with modernized provisions covering notarial acts on both tangible and electronic records.

• Establishes remote online notarization capability allowing notaries to perform notarizations via electronic communication technology for remotely located individuals, with requirements for identity proofing, credential analysis, electronic journals, and audio-video recordings maintained for 10 years.

• Defines notarial acts including acknowledgments, oaths/affirmations, verifications, signature witnessing, copy certification, and protest noting, with requirements for personal appearance (except remote online notarizations) and identity verification through personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence.

• Creates registration requirements for remote online notaries with the Secretary of State, establishes grounds for denial/revocation of notary commissions, and prohibits notaries from practicing law, providing immigration services, or using misleading titles like "notario publico."

• Allows paper copies of electronic documents bearing electronic signatures to be recorded if certified by a notary public as true and correct copies, and authorizes notaries to charge up to $25 for remote online notarial acts before January 1, 2023.