California § 8231. 8231. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 291, Sec. 8.)

California Statutes

§ 8231. — 8231. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 291, Sec. 8.)

California § 8231.

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Div.1.

Title 2.DIVISION 1. GENERAL

Ch. 3.CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public

Art. 2.ARTICLE 2. Online Notarization

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(a)This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Online Notarization Act.

(b)An online notarization platform shall not be authorized for use by a notary public in California and a notary public shall not provide online notarization for any principal pursuant to this article prior to registration with the Secretary of State or prior to completion of the Secretary of State’s technology project necessary to implement statutes related to online notarization. The Secretary of State shall complete the technology project no later than January 1, 2030, unless the Secretary of State informs the Legislature and the Governor in writing on or before January 1, 2029, that the technology project necessary to implement statutes related to online notarization is incomplete.

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(a)
This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Online Notarization Act.
(b)
An online notarization platform shall not be authorized for use by a notary public in California and a notary public shall not provide online notarization for any principal pursuant to this article prior to registration with the Secretary of State or prior to completion of the Secretary of State’s technology project necessary to implement statutes related to online notarization. The Secretary of State shall complete the technology project no later than January 1,
2030, unless the Secretary of State informs the Legislature and the Governor in writing on or before January 1, 2029, that the technology project necessary to implement statutes related to online notarization is incomplete.