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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.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 6054
File Copy No.: 211
Senate Calendar No.: 167
Primary Analyst: LG 5/2/22
Contributing Analyst(s): (FN)
OFA Fiscal Note
See Fiscal Note Details
The amendment strikes the underlying bill and its associated fiscal
impact.
This amendment outlines requirements for notarial officers, permits
notarial acts to be performed remotely, and makes additional
requirements to 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.
The costs to the SOTS include $50,000 in FY 23 to modify the current
notary database and $50,000 in FY 23 for a consultant to provide
expertise with the writing of regulations concerning notaries. There may
be additional costs associated with developing and administering a
regularly scheduled course for certain notaries public applicants.
The amendment 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 amendment, the SOTS may issue the notary public's 2022SB-00099-R00LCO06054-FNA.DOCX Page 2 of 2
certificate of appointment by electronic means. The amendment also
removes the $5 fee to replace a certificate of appointment. This may
result in a minimal revenue loss.
The amendment 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 milage rate for business determined by the Internal
Revenue Service. The current statutory cap is $5, and the current rate-
per-mile is $0.35. Any fiscal impact will be dependent upon what the
SOTS sets as the fee and standard milage rate.
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.