Mississippi Senate Bill 2722 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Be Known As The "revised Mississippi Law On Notarial Acts"; To Define Certain Terms; To Prescribe The Notarial Acts That A Notarial Officer May Perform; To Authorizes Notarial Officers To Charge A Fee Not Exceeding $5.00 For Services Rendered; To Require Individuals Requesting Certain Notarial Services To Physically Appear Before The Notarial Officer; To Require Notarial Officers To Determine The Identity Of The Person Appearing Before The Officer And To Prescribe Acceptable Forms Of Identification; To Authorize Notarial Officers To Refuse To Perform Certain Acts; To Authorize An Individual Who Is Physically Unable To Sign A Record Before A Notarial Officer To Direct Another Person To Sign On The Individual's Behalf; To Authorize Notarial Acts To Be Performed By Notaries Public, Elected Judges And Clerks Of Court And The Secretary Of State; To Recognize Certain Qualified Notarial Acts Performed Under The Authority Of Another State, Federally Recognized Indian Tribe, The Federal Government And Foreign States; To Require A Notarial Act To Be Evidenced By A Certificate; To Require Notaries Public To Have An Official Seal, To Procure A Stamping Device And To Maintain A Journal Of Notarial Acts; To Authorize Notaries Public To Perform Notarial Acts With Respect To Electronic Records; To Authorize Individuals To Apply To The Secretary Of State For A Commission As A Notary Public And To Prescribe The Minimum Qualifications; To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Deny Or Revoke A Commission As A Notary Public For Certain Specified Acts; To Require The Secretary Of State To Maintain An Electronic Database Of Notaries Public; To Prohibit Notaries Public From Acting In Certain Capacities And Performing Certain Acts; To Specify That A Notarial Act Is Not Invalidated Due To A Failure Of A Notarial Officer To Perform Certain Statutory Duties; To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Adopt Rules Necessary To Implement The Revised Mississippi Law On Notarial Acts; To Clarify That A Commission As A Notary Public In Effect On July 1, 2019, Continues Until Its Expiration, At Which Time A Renewal Of The Commission Must Comply With This Act; To Clarify That This Act Will Not Affect The Validity Or Effect Of Notarial Acts Performed Before July 1, 2019; To Specify That This Act Supersedes Certain Federal Statutes Regarding Electronic Signatures In Commerce; To Repeal Sections 25-33-1 Through 25-33-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorize The Appointment Of Notaries Public And Prescribe Their Powers And Duties; To Repeal Section 25-7-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes Notaries Public To Charge Fees For Certain Services; To Amend Section 25-7-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

Revised Mississippi Law on Notarial Acts; create and repeal existing statutes on notaries public.

Sen. Sally Doty [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2019-01-21	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/SB/SB2722.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2722IN.htm