Bill Text: CA AB2424 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

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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-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2424

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Introduced by Assembly Member Calderon

February 19, 2020

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An act to add the heading of Article 1 (commencing with Section 8200) to, and to add Article 2 (commencing with Section 8231) to, Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to notaries public.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2424, as introduced, Calderon. California Online Notary Act of 2020.

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

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 The heading of Article 1 (commencing with Section 8200) is added to Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read:

Article  1. Notaries Public

SEC. 2.

 Article 2 (commencing with Section 8231) is added to Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read:

Article  2. California Online Notary Act of 2020

8231.

 This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Online Notary Act of 2020.

8231.5.

 (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.