LegislationMar 11, 2021 - Virginia
VA House Bill 2064 - House Bill 2064 now authorizes a credible witness to identify a remote signer for a remote online notarization (RON) or requires two forms of “identity proofing.” It also requires new information to be included in the notarial certificate for a RON.
LegislationMar 11, 2021 - North Carolina
NC House Bill 196 - House Bill 196 extends until December 31 the temporary remote notarization laws previously enacted by Senate Bill 704 and extended by House Bill 1023 last year.
Rule/Regulation
Feb 28, 2021 - Missouri
MO Administrative Rules 2021 (Notary Commissions) - The Missouri Secretary of State adopts permanent rules related to Notary commissions and the Notary complaint process.
Rule/Regulation
Feb 28, 2021 - Missouri
MO Administrative Rules 2021 (Remote Online Notarization) - The Missouri Secretary of State adopts permanent rules for remote online Notarization (RON) that were first adopted last year as emergency rules.
LegislationFeb 18, 2021 - Indiana
IN House Bill 1056 - House Bill 1056 corrects the mistake of requiring both an acknowledgment and a proof of execution as a requirement for a document to be recorded in the land records.
LegislationJan 26, 2021 - Colorado
CO House Bill 21-1004/Senate Bill 21-266 - House Bill 21-1004 authorizes electronic wills and allows notarization of electronic wills and self-proving affidavits to electronic wills by remote online notarization. Senate Bill 21-266, enacted later in the session, relocates the provisions to another section of the statutes.
LegislationJan 01, 2021 - Alaska
AK House Bill 124 - House Bill 124 enacts permanent provisions for performing notarizations for remotely located individuals (remote online notarizations).
LegislationJan 01, 2021 - Rhode Island
RI Senate Bill 2136 - Senate Bill 2136 repeals Rhode Island’s current state law regarding paternity and replaces it with the Uniform Parentage Act.
LegislationJan 01, 2021 - Hawaii
HI Senate Bill 2275 - Senate Bill 2275 enacts portions of the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (RULONA), authorizes remote online notarizations, and makes other changes to Hawaii’s Notary Public statutes.
Rule/Regulation
Jan 01, 2021 - Alaska
AK Administrative Rules (2020) - The Alaska Lieutenant Governor has adopted final rules to implement remote online notarization in Alaska.