Wisconsin § 140.20 Notification regarding performance of notarial act for remotely located individuals; selection of technology; acceptance of tangible copy of electronic record.

Wisconsin Statutes

§ 140.20 — Notification regarding performance of notarial act for remotely located individuals; selection of technology; acceptance of tangible copy of electronic record.

Wisconsin § 140.20

Ch. 140Notaries public; notarial acts

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Wis. Stat. § 140.20 (2026).

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20(1) (1) A notary public may select one or more tamper-evident technologies to perform notarial acts with respect to electronic records. A person may not require a notary public to perform a notarial act with respect to an electronic record with a technology that the notary public has not selected.
20(2) (2) Before a notary public performs the notary public’s initial notarial act for a remotely located individual under s. 140.145 , the notary public shall notify the department that the notary public will be performing notarial acts for remotely located individuals under s. 140.145 and identify the technology the notary public intends to use. If the department has established standards for approval of technology pursuant to s. 140.27 , the technology must conform to the stan

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140.20(1) (1) A notary public may select one or more tamper-evident technologies to perform notarial acts with respect to electronic records. A person may not require a notary public to perform a notarial act with respect to an electronic record with a technology that the notary public has not selected.
140.20(2) (2) Before a notary public performs the notary public’s initial notarial act for a remotely located individual under s. 140.145 , the notary public shall notify the department that the notary public will be performing notarial acts for remotely located individuals under s. 140.145 and identify the technology the notary public intends to use. If the department has established standards for approval of technology pursuant to s. 140.27 , the technology must conform to the standards. If the technology conforms to the standards, the department shall approve the use of the technology.
140.20(3) (3) A register of deeds may accept for recording a tangible copy of an electronic record containing a notarial certificate as satisfying any requirement that a record accepted for recording be an original, if the notarial officer executing the notarial certificate certifies or attests that the tangible copy is an accurate copy of the electronic record.