[ §456-24] Remote online notaries public; application; qualifications.

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(a)A notary public or an applicant for commission as a notary public may apply to the attorney general to be commissioned as a remote online notary public in the manner provided by this section.

(b)A person qualifies to be commissioned as a remote online notary public by:

(1)Satisfying the qualification requirements for commission as a notary public under this chapter;

(2)Paying any application fee established pursuant to subsection (c); and

(3)Submitting to the attorney general an application in the form prescribed by the attorney general that establishes the applicant's qualifications.

(c)The attorney general may charge a fee for an application submitted under this section in an amount necessary to administer this section.

(d)An individual commissioned as a remote online notary public under this section shall forthwith file a literal or photostatic copy of the individual's commission with the clerk of the circuit court of the circuit in which the remote online notary public resides.

(e)An individual commissioned as a remote online notary public under this section shall be deemed a notary public for purposes of this chapter and shall be subject to the requirements, powers, and duties of a notary public under this chapter. [L 2020, c 54, pt of §2]