South Carolina Senate Bill 487 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-06 - Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
Pending: Senate Family and Veterans Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Chapter 2 To Title 26 So As To Enact The "south Carolina Electronic Notary Public Act", To Provide A Citation, To Provide Necessary Definitions, To Provide For The Applicability Of The Chapter, To Provide Notaries Public Commissioned In This State May Register As Electronic Notaries Public Upon Satisfying Certain Requirements, To Enumerate Notarial Acts That May Be Performed Electronically, To Provide Procedures And Related Requirements For Performing Notarial Acts Electronically, To Provide A Schedule Of Fees That Electronic Notaries Public May Charge For Performing Certain Electronic Notarial Acts And To Allow Certain Other Related Fees, To Provide Liability, Sanctions, And Remedies For The Improper Performance Of Electronic Notarial Acts Or For Providing False Or Misleading Information In Registering To Perform Electronic Notarial Acts Are The Same As Provided By Law For The Improper Performance Of Nonelectronic Notarial Acts, To Prohibit Certain Conduct And Provide The Conduct Constitutes A Misdemeanor Subject To Certain Penalties, To Provide Requirements For Certifying Electronic Notarial Acts, And To Provide Electronic Notary Public Applications May Not Be Accepted For Processing Until The Administrative Rules Are In Effect And Vendors Of Technology Are Approved By The Secretary Of State, Among Other Things.

SC Electronic Notary Public Act

Sen. Scott Talley [R]

Sen. Glenn Reese [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-06	Senate	Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
2019-02-06	Senate	Introduced and read first time

S0447 (Similar To) 2019-01-29 - Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
H3917 (Similar To) 2019-04-03 - Committed to Committee on Ways and Means

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0487&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/487_20190206.htm