OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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SB-99
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY
REMOTE NOTARIAL ACTS AND THE REVISED UNIFORM LAW
ON NOTARIAL ACTS.
As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 6054)
Senate Calendar No.: 167
Primary Analyst: LG 5/3/22
Contributing Analyst(s):
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $
Secretary of the State GF - Cost 100,000 100,000
Various State Agencies GF - Potential
Cost
Minimal Minimal
Secretary of the State GF - Potential
Revenue Loss
See Below See Below
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $
Various Municipalities Potential
Cost
Minimal Minimal
Explanation
This bill outlines requirements for notarial officers, permits notarial
acts to be performed remotely, and makes additional requirements of
the Secretary of the State (SOTS) regarding notaries. This results in a cost
of $100,000 to the SOTS, a potential minimal revenue loss, and other
impacts that cannot be determined at this time.
The FY 23 costs to the SOTS include $50,000 to modify the current
notary database and $50,000 for a consultant to provide expertise with
the writing of regulations concerning notaries. There may be additional 2022SB-00099-R01-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
costs associated with developing and administering a regularly
scheduled course for certain notary public applicants.
This bill allows the SOTS to prescribe an application fee and a
renewal fee. The current application fee is $120, and the current renewal
fee is $60. Any fiscal impact to the state will be dependent upon the
amount set by the SOTS for the application and renewal fees.
Under this bill, the SOTS may issue the notary public's certificate of
appointment by electronic means. The bill also removes the $5 fee to
replace a certificate of appointment. This may result in a minimal
revenue loss.
The bill allows the SOTS to set the rate on the fee for acts performed
by a notary public and set the rate-per-mile to be equivalent to the
standard mileage rate for business determined by the Internal Revenue
Service, which is currently set at 58.5 cents per mile. The current
statutory cap is $5, and the current rate-per-mile is 35 cents. Any fiscal
impact will be dependent upon what the SOTS sets as the fee and
standard mileage rate.
Senate "A" strikes the original bill and its associated fiscal impact,
thus becoming the bill with the above referenced fiscal impact.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to application fees, renewal fees, and
fees for acts performed by a notary public.
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely
for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General
Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of
informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.