Amend the bill, as and if amended, page 8, by striking line 20 and inserting:
/ (c) identity proofing; or
(3) oath or affirmation of a credible witness who personally knows the individual if the electronic notary public has personal knowledge of the credible witness or has reasonably verified the identity of the credible witness under item (2). /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, page 8, line 32, by inserting:
/ (F) A credible witness under subsection (B) may be a remotely located individual if the credible witness, principal, and electronic notary public communicate by means of communication technology.
(G) An electronic notary public's verification of an individual's identity under Section 26-4-100(B) constitutes satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual and satisfies any requirement of law of this State that the notary verify the identity of the individual.
(H) For the purposes of this chapter:
(1) any requirement that an instrument be signed in the presence of two subscribing witnesses may be satisfied by witnesses being present and electronically signing by means of communication technology, as defined in Section 26-4-20(2); and
(2) the act of witnessing an electronic signature is satisfied if a witness is present either in the physical presence of the principal or present through audio-visual communication technology at the time the principal affixes his electronic signature and sees and hears the principal make a statement acknowledging that the principal has signed the electronic record.
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Amend the bill further, as and if amended, page 9, by striking line 25 and inserting:
/ online notary public's employer may charge a fee of not more than twenty-five dollars for performance /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.