§ 35:629 — Records of remote online notarizations

§629. Records of remote online notarizations
A. The notary public shall do all of the following:
(1) Maintain electronic copies capable of being printed in a tangible medium of all
remote online notarial acts for at least ten years after the date of the remote online
notarization.
(2) Maintain an audio and video recording of each remote online notarization for at
least ten years after the date of the remote online notarization.
(3) Take reasonable steps to secure the records required to be maintained by this
Section from corruption, loss, destruction, and unauthorized interception or alteration.
B. The notary public may designate a custodian to maintain the electronic records
required by Subsection A of this Section, provided that the notary public has unrestricted
access to the electronic records and the custodian meets any standards established by the
secretary of state for the maintenance of electronic records.

Legislative History

Acts 2020, No. 254, §4, see Act.