§456-24 Remote online notaries public; application; qualifications. (a) A notary public or an applicant for commission as a notary public may apply to the attorney general to be commissioned as a remote online notary public in the manner provided by this section. (b) A person qualifies to be commissioned as a remote online notary public by: (1) Satisfying the qualification requirements for commission as a notary public under this chapter; (2) Paying any application fee established pursuant to subsection (c); and (3) Submitting to the attorney general an application in the form prescribed by the attorney general that establishes the applicant's qualifications. (c) The attorney general may charge a fee for an application submitted under this section in an amount necessary to administer this section. (d) An individual commissioned as a remote online notary public under this section shall forthwith file a literal or photostatic copy of the individual's commission with the clerk of the circuit court of the circuit in which the remote online notary public resides. (e) An individual commissioned as a remote online notary public under this section shall be deemed a notary public for e circuit court of the circuit in which the remote online notary public resides. (e) An individual commissioned as a remote online notary public under this section shall be deemed a notary public for purposes of this chapter and shall be subject to the requirements, powers, and duties of a notary public under this chapter. [L 2020, c 54, pt of §2]
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