Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 35:629 - [See Note] Records of remote online notarizationsA. The notary public shall do all of the following: (1) Maintain electronic copies capable of being printed in a tangible medium of all remote online notarial acts for at least ten years after the date of the remote online notarization.(2) Maintain an audio and video recording of each remote online notarization for at least ten years after the date of the remote online notarization.(3) Take reasonable steps to secure the records required to be maintained by this Section from corruption, loss, destruction, and unauthorized interception or alteration.B. The notary public may designate a custodian to maintain the electronic records required by Subsection A of this Section, provided that the notary public has unrestricted access to the electronic records and the custodian meets any standards established by the secretary of state for the maintenance of electronic records.Added by Acts 2020, No. 254,s. 4, eff. upon the later of enactment of the SECURE Notarization Act (H.R. 6364 or S. 3533 of the 116th Congress) or August 1, 2020. If the SECURE Notarization Act is not enacted prior to February 1, 2022, Section 4 of the Act shall become effective on February 1, 2022. .