HB 2064

Abstract

Recording an electronic document; electronic notarial certificate; emergency. Provides that if a clerk has an eRecording Sytem, the clerk shall follow the provisions of the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act (§55.1-661 et seq.) The bill further provides that if a clerk does not have an eRecording System, the clerk shall record a legible paper copy of an electronic document, provided such copy otherwise meets the requirements for recordation and is certified to be a true and accurate copy of the electronic original by the party who submits the document for recordation. The bill requires an electronic notarial certificate to include the county or city in the Commonwealth where the notary public was physically located and indicate whether the notarization was done in person or by remote online notarization, defined in the bill as an electronic notarization where the signer is not in the physical presence of the notary. The bill also adds additional forms of "satisfactory evidence of identity" when a notary is using video and audio communication. The bill contains an emergency clause.

Recording an electronic document; electronicnotarial certificate; emergency. Requires a clerk's office to record a paper copy of an electronic document, provided that suchcopy otherwise meets the requirements for recordation and is certifiedto be a true and correct copy of the electronic original by the partywho submits the document for recordation. The bill requires an electronicnotarial certificate to include the county or city in the Commonwealthwhere the notary public was physically located and indicate whetherthe notarization was done in person or by remote online notarization,defined in the bill as an electronic notarization where the signeris not in the physical presence of the notary. The bill also addsadditional forms of "satisfactory evidence of identity" when a notaryis using video and audio communication. The bill contains an emergencyclause.