Bill Text: CA AB2424 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Notaries public: disclosures.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-05-05 - Re-referred to Com. on JUD. [AB2424 Detail]
Download: California-2019-AB2424-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
May 04, 2020 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Calderon |
February 19, 2020 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Existing law authorizes the Secretary of State to appoint and commission notaries public in the number the Secretary of State deems necessary for the public convenience. Existing law authorizes notaries public to act as notaries in any part of the state and prescribes the manner and method of notarizations.
This bill, the California Online Notary Act of 2020, would provide that an online notary public is a notary public for purposes of, and is authorized to perform notarial acts pursuant to, the above-described provisions.
Digest Key
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:SEC. 2.
Section 8214.1 of the Government Code is amended to read:8214.1.
The Secretary of State may refuse to appoint any person as notary public or may revoke or suspend the commission of any notary public upon any of the following grounds:SEC. 3.
Section 8214.17 is added to the Government Code, immediately following Section 8214.15, to read:8214.17.
(a) (1) A notary public that is not licensed as an attorney pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 60001) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code shall disclose, prior to providing services as a notary public to any person that requests those services, that the notary public is not authorized to practice law in the state.This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Online Notary Act of 2020.
(a)An online notary public is a notary public for purposes of Article 1 (commencing with Section 8200) and is subject to Article 1 to the same extent as a notary public appointed and commissioned under Article 1, unless otherwise expressly provided in this article.
(b)An online notary public may perform notarial acts provided by Article 1 (commencing with Section 8200) in addition to online notarizations provided in this article.