Plain English Breakdown
The bill status indicates it passed both chambers but reached final enrollment; executive action (signing) is not shown in the provided metadata.
HB289: Rules for Remote Online Notaries and Real Estate Recordings
This bill creates rules allowing notaries to perform duties online from a distance, requires them to keep electronic records of these transactions, and defines unfair practices related to recording certain residential real estate documents.
What This Bill Does
- Provides for remote online notaries public and the performance of remote online notarizations.
- Sets requirements for keeping an electronic journal of remote online notarization transactions.
- Defines specific actions as unfair or deceptive consumer practices when recording certain residential real estate documents.
- Amends laws regarding clerks of superior courts, general provisions for notaries public, and the inspection of public records to accommodate these changes.
Who It Names or Affects
- Notaries public who perform remote online notarizations in Georgia.
- Clerks of superior courts responsible for maintaining court records.
- Consumers involved in residential real estate transactions where documents are recorded.
Terms To Know
- Remote online notary public
- A notary authorized to perform notarizations using audio-visual technology with someone who is not physically present, as provided for in this bill.
- Electronic journaling
- The requirement established by the bill for remote online notaries to maintain digital records of their transactions.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official summary does not list specific technical requirements, fees, or training needed to become a remote online notary.
- The exact effective date is mentioned as being provided in the bill but is not listed in the available text excerpts.
- Details on how existing paper records transition to electronic systems are not described in the source material.