California § 8231.2. 8231.2. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 291, Sec. 8.)

California Statutes

§ 8231.2. — 8231.2. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 291, Sec. 8.)

California § 8231.2.

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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)The Secretary of State shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement this article. The rules and regulations shall set and maintain standards for online notarizations and notaries public authorized to perform online notarization, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(1)Audio-video communication, including ensuring that principals with disabilities are accommodated by online notarization systems of online notarization platforms and notaries public in a manner consistent with applicable laws.

(2)Credential analysis.

(3)Electronic and tangible journals, including their form and content.

(4)Electronic seals.

(5)Identity proofing, which shall be performed at least at Identity Assurance Level 2, as established in NIST Special Publication 800-63A, dated

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(a)
The Secretary of State shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement this article. The rules and regulations shall set and maintain standards for online notarizations and notaries public authorized to perform online notarization, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(1)
Audio-video
communication, including ensuring that principals with disabilities are accommodated by online notarization systems of online notarization platforms and notaries public in a manner consistent with applicable laws.
(2)
Credential analysis.
(3)
Electronic and tangible journals, including their form and content.
(4)
Electronic seals.
(5)
Identity proofing, which shall be performed at least at Identity Assurance Level 2, as established in NIST Special Publication 800-63A, dated June 2017, promulgated by the National Institutes of Standards and Technology, or any successor
publication. If this standard cannot be met due to applicable state or federal laws, such as California law governing the disclosure of information regarding driver’s licenses or other identification cards, then the Secretary of State shall adopt the most rigorous standard for identity proofing that also conforms to those laws.
(6)
Online notarization systems.
(7)
Depositories, including standards for security measures and storage capacity.
(8)
Registration with the Secretary of State as a notary public authorized to perform online notarizations, or registration as a
depository or an online notarization platform.
(9)
Remote presentation.
(10)
Retention and storage of records of online notarial acts.
(11)
Security and encryption.
(b)
The Secretary of State
may confer with other state entities, departments, or agencies on matters relating to equipment, security, and technological aspects of online notarization standards.
(c)
The Secretary of State, in developing the rules and regulations required by this section, may consider the views of other state entities, departments, or agencies, and members of the public.
(d)
A commissioned notary public shall not provide online notarization for any principal before the adoption of rules by the Secretary of State pursuant to this section.