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MS HB1154
MS HB1154Mississippi Law on Notarial Acts; revise to allow notaries to perform remote online notarization.
summary
Introduced
01/20/2025
01/20/2025
In Committee
02/18/2025
02/18/2025
Crossed Over
02/10/2025
02/10/2025
Passed
Dead
03/04/2025
03/04/2025
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act To Amend Section 25-34-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Additional Terms Under The Revised Mississippi Law On Notarial Acts Relating To Remote Online Notarization (ron); To Amend Section 25-34-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Law, As Revised By This Act, Applies To Notarial Acts Performed After July 1, 2025; To Amend Section 25-34-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Notarial Officers To Certify A Tangible Copy Of An Electronic Record As A True And Correct Copy; To Amend Section 25-34-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Establish The Maximum Fees That May Be Charged By Notaries And To Clarify That A Notary Is Not Required To Charge A Fee; To Amend Section 25-34-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe Requirements For Performing Remote Notarizations; To Amend Section 25-34-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe The Requirements For Identifying A Person Appearing Before A Notary Remotely; To Amend Section 25-34-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Notary From Performing A Remote Notarization When The Notary Does Not Know How To Operate The Required Technology Or If The Technology Does Not Meet Certain Requirements; To Amend Section 25-34-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Notary's Certificate To Indicate When A Notarization Has Been Performed Remotely; To Amend Section 25-34-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Remote Notarizations To Be Audio Visually Recorded; To Amend Section 25-34-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe Certain Matters That Must Be Included In Rules And Regulations Adopted By The Secretary Of State Which Relate To The Implementation Of The Law On Notarial Acts; To Amend Section 25-34-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That A Notary's Commission Existing On The Effective Date Of This Act Is Not Affected Until It Expires; To Amend Section 25-34-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Notarial Acts Performed Before The Effective Date Of This Act Are Not Affected Or Invalidated By This Act's Passage; To Amend Section 89-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Various Forms Of Notarial Acknowledgements In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
AI Summary
This bill modernizes Mississippi's notary laws to allow for remote online notarization (RON) and remote ink-signed notarization (RIN), providing a comprehensive framework for digital notarial acts. The bill defines new terms like "communication technology" and "remote online notarization" and establishes detailed requirements for notaries performing remote notarizations, including mandating audio-visual recording of the notarial act, implementing strict identity verification processes, and requiring notaries to use approved technology. Key provisions include allowing notaries to perform notarial acts using communication technology, establishing guidelines for verifying a person's identity remotely through methods like credential analysis and identity proofing, and requiring notaries to create and maintain journals of their remote notarial acts. The bill also updates acknowledgment certificate forms to include references to digital notarization and provides the Secretary of State with authority to establish rules and standards for these new types of notarial acts. Importantly, the law will take effect on July 1, 2025, giving notaries and state officials time to prepare for the new digital notarization procedures, and existing notary commissions will remain valid until their current expiration date.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Justice
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Died In Committee (on 03/04/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1154.xml |
| BillText | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1154PS.htm |
| Amendment No 1 | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/ham/HB1154_H_Amend_01.htm |
| BillText | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1154IN.htm |
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