Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3796 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3796 Introduced , by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 5 ILCS 312/1-104 from Ch. 102, par. 201-104 5 ILCS 312/2-105 from Ch. 102, par. 202-105 5 ILCS 312/6-102.55 ILCS 312/6-102.75 new5 ILCS 312/6A-104 Amends the Illinois Notary Public Act. Defines "e-mail communication", "government employee", "public body", and "recorded". Makes changes to the definition of "remote notarial act" to allow notarial acts to be performed by email. Authorizes surety bonds to be obtained through email. Allows a public body to establish a signature depository wherein signatures may be used by the public body notaries for future notarization. LRB103 30142 DTM 56566 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3796 Introduced , by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 5 ILCS 312/1-104 from Ch. 102, par. 201-104 5 ILCS 312/2-105 from Ch. 102, par. 202-105 5 ILCS 312/6-102.55 ILCS 312/6-102.75 new5 ILCS 312/6A-104 5 ILCS 312/1-104 from Ch. 102, par. 201-104 5 ILCS 312/2-105 from Ch. 102, par. 202-105 5 ILCS 312/6-102.5 5 ILCS 312/6-102.75 new 5 ILCS 312/6A-104 Amends the Illinois Notary Public Act. Defines "e-mail communication", "government employee", "public body", and "recorded". Makes changes to the definition of "remote notarial act" to allow notarial acts to be performed by email. Authorizes surety bonds to be obtained through email. Allows a public body to establish a signature depository wherein signatures may be used by the public body notaries for future notarization. LRB103 30142 DTM 56566 b LRB103 30142 DTM 56566 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3796 Introduced , by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	5 ILCS 312/1-104 from Ch. 102, par. 201-104 5 ILCS 312/2-105 from Ch. 102, par. 202-105 5 ILCS 312/6-102.55 ILCS 312/6-102.75 new5 ILCS 312/6A-104 5 ILCS 312/1-104 from Ch. 102, par. 201-104 5 ILCS 312/2-105 from Ch. 102, par. 202-105 5 ILCS 312/6-102.5 5 ILCS 312/6-102.75 new 5 ILCS 312/6A-104
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9	9	Amends the Illinois Notary Public Act. Defines "e-mail communication", "government employee", "public body", and "recorded". Makes changes to the definition of "remote notarial act" to allow notarial acts to be performed by email. Authorizes surety bonds to be obtained through email. Allows a public body to establish a signature depository wherein signatures may be used by the public body notaries for future notarization.
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15	15	1 AN ACT concerning government.
16	16	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
17	17	3 represented in the General Assembly:
18	18	4 Section 5. The Illinois Notary Public Act is amended by
19	19	5 changing Sections 1-104, 2-105, 6-102.5, and 6A-104 and by
20	20	6 adding Section 6-102.75 as follows:
21	21	7 (5 ILCS 312/1-104) (from Ch. 102, par. 201-104)
22	22	8 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-160)
23	23	9 Sec. 1-104. Notary Public and Notarization Defined.
24	24	10 (a) The terms "notary public" and "notary" are used
25	25	11 interchangeably to mean any individual appointed and
26	26	12 commissioned to perform notarial acts.
27	27	13 (b) "Notarization" means the performance of a notarial
28	28	14 act.
29	29	15 (c) "Accredited immigration representative" means a
30	30	16 not-for-profit organization recognized by the Board of
31	31	17 Immigration Appeals under 8 C.F.R. 292.2(a) and employees of
32	32	18 those organizations accredited under 8 C.F.R. 292.2(d).
33	33	19 (Source: P.A. 93-1001, eff. 8-23-04.)
34	34	20 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-160)
35	35	21 Sec. 1-104. Definitions. As used in this Act:
36	36	22 "Accredited immigration representative" means a not for
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40	40	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3796 Introduced , by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
41	41	5 ILCS 312/1-104 from Ch. 102, par. 201-104 5 ILCS 312/2-105 from Ch. 102, par. 202-105 5 ILCS 312/6-102.55 ILCS 312/6-102.75 new5 ILCS 312/6A-104 5 ILCS 312/1-104 from Ch. 102, par. 201-104 5 ILCS 312/2-105 from Ch. 102, par. 202-105 5 ILCS 312/6-102.5 5 ILCS 312/6-102.75 new 5 ILCS 312/6A-104
42	42	5 ILCS 312/1-104 from Ch. 102, par. 201-104
43	43	5 ILCS 312/2-105 from Ch. 102, par. 202-105
44	44	5 ILCS 312/6-102.5
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46	46	5 ILCS 312/6A-104
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79	79	1 profit organization recognized by the Board of Immigration
80	80	2 Appeals under 8 C.F.R. 292.29(a) and employees of those
81	81	3 organizations accredited under 8 C.F.R. 292.29(d).
82	82	4 "Acknowledgment" means a declaration by an individual
83	83	5 before a notarial officer that the individual has signed a
84	84	6 record for the purpose stated in the record and, if the record
85	85	7 is signed in a representative capacity, that the individual
86	86	8 signed the record with proper authority and signed it as the
87	87	9 act of the individual or entity identified in the record.
88	88	10 "Audio-video communication" means communication by which a
89	89	11 person is able to see, hear, and communicate with another
90	90	12 person in real time using electronic means.
91	91	13 "Communication technology" means an electronic device or
92	92	14 process that allows a notary public and a remotely located
93	93	15 individual to communicate with each other simultaneously by
94	94	16 audio-video communication.
95	95	17 "Credential" means a tangible record evidencing the
96	96	18 identity of a person, including a valid and unexpired
97	97	19 identification card or other document issued by the federal
98	98	20 government or any state government that contains the
99	99	21 photograph and signature of the principal.
100	100	22 "Digital certificate" means a computer-based record or
101	101	23 electronic file to a notary public or applicant for commission
102	102	24 as an electronic notary public for the purpose of creating an
103	103	25 official electronic signature. The digital certificate shall
104	104	26 be kept in the exclusive control of the electronic notary
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115	115	1 public.
116	116	2 "Dynamic knowledge based authentication assessment" means
117	117	3 an identity assessment that is based on a set of questions
118	118	4 formulated from public or private data sources for which the
119	119	5 person taking the assessment has not previously provided an
120	120	6 answer that meets any rules adopted by the Secretary of State.
121	121	7 "Electronic" means of or relating to technology having
122	122	8 electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical,
123	123	9 electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.
124	124	10 "Electronic document" means information that is created,
125	125	11 generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by
126	126	12 electronic means.
127	127	13 "Electronic notarial act" means an act that an electronic
128	128	14 notary public of this State is authorized to perform. The term
129	129	15 includes:
130	130	16 (1) taking an acknowledgment;
131	131	17 (2) administering an oath or affirmation;
132	132	18 (3) executing a jurat;
133	133	19 (4) certifying a true and correct copy; and
134	134	20 (5) performing such other duties as may be prescribed
135	135	21 by a specific statute.
136	136	22 "Electronic notarial certificate" means the portion of a
137	137	23 notarized electronic document that is completed by an online
138	138	24 notary public and contains the following:
139	139	25 (1) the electronic notary public's electronic
140	140	26 signature, electronic seal, title, and commission
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151	151	1 expiration date;
152	152	2 (2) other required information concerning the date and
153	153	3 placement of the electronic notarization; and
154	154	4 (3) the facts attested to or certified by the
155	155	5 electronic notary public in the particular notarization.
156	156	6 "Electronic notarial certificate" includes the form of an
157	157	7 acknowledgment, jurat, verification on oath or affirmation, or
158	158	8 verification of witness or attestation that is completed
159	159	9 remotely by an electronic notary public and:
160	160	10 (1) contains the electronic notary's electronic
161	161	11 signature, electronic seal, title and commission, and
162	162	12 expiration date;
163	163	13 (2) contains other required information concerning the
164	164	14 date and place of the electronic notarization;
165	165	15 (3) otherwise conforms to the requirements for an
166	166	16 acknowledgment, jurat, verification on oath or
167	167	17 affirmation, or verification of witness or attestation
168	168	18 under the laws of this State; and
169	169	19 (4) indicates that the person making the
170	170	20 acknowledgment, oath, or affirmation appeared.
171	171	21 "Electronic notarization system" means a set of
172	172	22 applications, programs, hardware, software, or technology to
173	173	23 enable an electronic notary to perform electronic notarial
174	174	24 acts through audio-video communication.
175	175	25 "Electronic notary public" means a person commissioned by
176	176	26 the Secretary of State to perform electronic notarial acts.
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187	187	1 "Electronic presentation" means the transmission of a
188	188	2 quality image of a government-issued identification credential
189	189	3 to an electronic notary public through communication
190	190	4 technology for the purpose of enabling the electronic notary
191	191	5 public to identify the person appearing before the electronic
192	192	6 notary public and to perform a credential analysis.
193	193	7 "Electronic record" means a record created, generated,
194	194	8 sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means.
195	195	9 "Electronic seal" means information within a notarized
196	196	10 electronic document that includes the names, commission
197	197	11 number, jurisdiction, and expiration date of the commission of
198	198	12 an electronic notary public and generally includes the
199	199	13 information required to be set forth in a mechanical stamp
200	200	14 under subsection (b-5) of Section 3-101.
201	201	15 "Electronic signature" means the official signature of the
202	202	16 commissioned notary that is on file with the Secretary of
203	203	17 State and has been reduced to an electronic format that may be
204	204	18 attached to or logically associated with a record and executed
205	205	19 or adopted by an individual with the intent to sign the record.
206	206	20 "Email communication" means an email message in which the
207	207	21 signatory authorizes the notary to complete a remote notarial
208	208	22 act and to affix the signature maintained in the signatory
209	209	23 depository.
210	210	24 "Government employee" means any individual employed by any
211	211	25 judicial, legislative, executive, administrative, or advisory
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223	223	1 county, any township, any city, any village, any incorporated
224	224	2 town, any school district, and any other municipal
225	225	3 corporation, board, bureau, committee, or commission of this
226	226	4 State or any subsidiary body of any of the foregoing.
227	227	5 "Identity proofing" means a process or service operating
228	228	6 according to criteria approved by the Secretary of state
229	229	7 through which a third person affirms the identity of an
230	230	8 individual through review of personal information from public
231	231	9 and proprietary data sources, including (a) by means of
232	232	10 dynamic knowledge-based authentication, such as a review of
233	233	11 personal information from public or proprietary data sources;
234	234	12 or (b) by means of analysis of biometric data, such as, but not
235	235	13 limited to, facial recognition, voiceprint analysis, or
236	236	14 fingerprint analysis.
237	237	15 "In the presence of" or "appear before" means:
238	238	16 (1) being in the same physical location as another
239	239	17 person and close enough to see, hear, communicate with and
240	240	18 exchange credentials with that person; or
241	241	19 (2) being in a different physical location from
242	242	20 another person, but able to see, hear, and/or communicate
243	243	21 with the person by means of audio-video communication that
244	244	22 meets any rules adopted by the Secretary of State.
245	245	23 "Notarial act" means an act, whether performed with
246	246	24 respect to a tangible or electronic record, that a notary
247	247	25 public, a remote notary public, or an electronic notary public
248	248	26 may perform under the laws of this State. "Notary act"
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259	259	1 includes taking an acknowledgment, administering an oath, or
260	260	2 affirmation, taking a verification on oath, or affirmation,
261	261	3 witnessing or attesting a signature, certifying or attesting a
262	262	4 copy, and noting a protest of a negotiable instrument.
263	263	5 "Notary public" or "notary" means an individual
264	264	6 commissioned to perform notarial acts.
265	265	7 "Notarization" means the performance of a notarial act.
266	266	8 "Outside the United States" means a location outside of
267	267	9 the geographic boundaries of a state or commonwealth of the
268	268	10 United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the
269	269	11 United States Virgin Islands, and any territory, or insular
270	270	12 possession, or other location subject to the jurisdiction of
271	271	13 the United States.
272	272	14 "Principal" means an individual:
273	273	15 (1) whose signature is notarized; or
274	274	16 "Public body" means all judicial, legislative, executive,
275	275	17 administrative, or advisory bodies of the State, a State
276	276	18 university or college, a county, a township, a city, a
277	277	19 village, an incorporated town, a school district and any other
278	278	20 municipal corporation, board, bureau, committee, or commission
279	279	21 of this State or any subsidiary body of any of the foregoing.
280	280	22 (2) taking an oath or affirmation from the notary but
281	281	23 not in the capacity of a witness for the notarization.
282	282	24 "Public key certificate" means an electronic credential
283	283	25 which is used to identify an individual who signed an
284	284	26 electronic record with the certificate.
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295	295	1 "Real time" means the actual span of uninterrupted time
296	296	2 during which all parts of an electronic notarial act occur.
297	297	3 "Recorded" means captured via two-way video or captured
298	298	4 via email exchange.
299	299	5 "Remote notarial act" means a notarial act that is done by
300	300	6 way of audio-video communication technology or email
301	301	7 communication that allows for direct, contemporaneous
302	302	8 interaction between the government employee individual signing
303	303	9 the document (the signatory) and a government employee the
304	304	10 witness by audio-video communication or email communication
305	305	11 sight and sound but that requires the notary public to use his
306	306	12 or her physical stamp and seal to notarize the document
307	307	13 without the aid of an electronic seal or signature.
308	308	14 "Remote notary public" means any notary public that
309	309	15 performs a remote notarial act.
310	310	16 "Tamper evident" means that any change to an electronic
311	311	17 document shall display evidence of the change.
312	312	18 "Unique to the electronic notary public" and "sole
313	313	19 control" mean, with respect to an electronic notarization that
314	314	20 the signing device used to affix the electronic signature of
315	315	21 the electronic notary public and to render the official
316	316	22 electronic seal information tamper evident must be accessible
317	317	23 by and attributable solely to the electronic notary public to
318	318	24 the exclusion of all other persons and entities for the
319	319	25 necessary period of time that such device is engaged and
320	320	26 operating to effectuate the authorized electronic
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331	331	1 notarization.
332	332	2 (Source: P.A. 102-160 (See Section 99 of P.A. 102-160 for
333	333	3 effective date of P.A. 102-160).)
334	334	4 (5 ILCS 312/2-105) (from Ch. 102, par. 202-105)
335	335	5 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-160)
336	336	6 Sec. 2-105. Bond. Every application for appointment and
337	337	7 commission as a notary public shall be accompanied by an
338	338	8 executed bond commencing on the date of the appointment with a
339	339	9 term of 4 years, in the sum of $5,000, with, as surety thereon,
340	340	10 a company qualified to write surety bonds in this State. The
341	341	11 bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of all
342	342	12 notarial acts in accordance with this Act. The Secretary of
343	343	13 State may prescribe an official bond form.
344	344	14 (Source: P.A. 84-322.)
345	345	15 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-160)
346	346	16 Sec. 2-105. Bond.
347	347	17 (a) Every application for appointment and commission as a
348	348	18 notary public shall be accompanied by or logically associated
349	349	19 with an executed bond commencing on the date of the
350	350	20 appointment with a term of 4 years, in the sum of $5,000, with,
351	351	21 as surety thereon, a company qualified to write surety bonds
352	352	22 in this State. The bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful
353	353	23 performance of all notarial acts in accordance with this Act.
354	354	24 The Secretary of State may prescribe an official bond form.
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365	365	1 (b) A notary public that performs notarizations either
366	366	2 remotely or electronically and by means of audio-video
367	367	3 communication or email communication shall obtain and maintain
368	368	4 a surety bond in the amount of $25,000 from a surety or
369	369	5 insurance company licensed to do business in this State, and
370	370	6 this bond shall be exclusively conditioned on the faithful
371	371	7 performance of remote notarial acts or electronic notarial
372	372	8 acts by means of audio-video communication or email
373	373	9 communication. When a notary is required to hold both the
374	374	10 $5,000 bond and the $25,000 bond, one bond totaling $30,000
375	375	11 shall satisfy the provisions of this Section.
376	376	12 (c) The bonding company issuing the bond to a notary
377	377	13 public or an electronic notary public shall submit
378	378	14 verification of the bond information for the notary to the
379	379	15 Secretary of State in a format prescribed by the Secretary of
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381	381	17 (Source: P.A. 102-160 (See Section 99 of P.A. 102-160 for
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383	383	19 (5 ILCS 312/6-102.5)
384	384	20 (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
385	385	21 delayed effective date)
386	386	22 Sec. 6-102.5. Remote notarial acts.
387	387	23 (a) Any commissioned notary public may perform any
388	388	24 notarial act described under Section 6-102 remotely, after
389	389	25 first determining, either from personal knowledge or from
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400	400	1 satisfactory evidence, that the signature is that of the
401	401	2 person appearing before the notary and named therein. A notary
402	402	3 public has satisfactory evidence that a person is the person
403	403	4 whose true signature is on a document if that person:
404	404	5 (1) is personally known to the notary;
405	405	6 (2) is identified upon the oath or affirmation of a
406	406	7 credible witness personally known to the notary; or
407	407	8 (3) is identified on the basis of identification
408	408	9 documents. Identification documents are documents that are
409	409	10 (i) valid at the time of the notarial act, (ii) issued by a
410	410	11 State agency, federal government agency, or consulate, and
411	411	12 (iii) bearing the photographic image of the individual's
412	412	13 face and signature of the individual.
413	413	14 (b) A remote notarial action must be performed in
414	414	15 accordance with the following audio-video communication
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416	416	17 (1) Two-way audio-video communication or email
417	417	18 communication technology must allow for remotely located
418	418	19 notaries and principals to engage in direct,
419	419	20 contemporaneous interaction between the individual signing
420	420	21 the document (signatory) and the witness by sight, and
421	421	22 sound, or writing.
422	422	23 (2) The two-way audio video communication or email
423	423	24 communication technology must be recorded and preserved by
424	424	25 the signatory or the signatory's designee for a period of
425	425	26 at least 3 years if otherwise required by law.
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436	436	1 (3) The signatory must attest to being physically
437	437	2 located in Illinois during the two-way audio-video
438	438	3 communication or email communication.
439	439	4 (4) The signatory must affirmatively state on the
440	440	5 two-way audio-video communication or email communication
441	441	6 what document the signatory is signing.
442	442	7 (5) Each page of the document being witnessed must be
443	443	8 shown to the witness on the two-way audio-video
444	444	9 communication or email communication technology in a means
445	445	10 clearly legible to the witness.
446	446	11 (6) The act of signing must be captured sufficiently
447	447	12 up close on the two-way audio-video communication or email
448	448	13 communication for the witness to observe.
449	449	14 (c) Application of the notary's seal and signature:
450	450	15 (1) The signatory must transmit by overnight mail,
451	451	16 fax, or electronic means a legible copy of the entire
452	452	17 signed document directly to the notary no later than the
453	453	18 day after the document is signed.
454	454	19 (2) The notary must sign the transmitted copy of the
455	455	20 document as a witness and transmit the signed copy of the
456	456	21 document back to the signatory via overnight mail, fax, or
457	457	22 electronic means within 24 hours after receipt.
458	458	23 (3) If necessary, the notary may sign the original
459	459	24 signed document as of the date of the original execution
460	460	25 by the signatory provided that the witness receives the
461	461	26 original signed document together with the electronically
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472	472	1 witnessed copy within 30 days after the date of the remote
473	473	2 notarization.
474	474	3 (d) The Secretary of State shall adopt administrative
475	475	4 rules to implement this Section.
476	476	5 (Source: P.A. 102-160 (See Section 99 of P.A. 102-160 for
477	477	6 effective date of P.A. 102-160).)
478	478	7 (5 ILCS 312/6-102.75 new)
479	479	8 Sec. 6-102.75. Signature Depository.
480	480	9 (a) A public body that wishes for notaries employed by
481	481	10 that public body to complete remote notarial acts may
482	482	11 establish a signature depository wherein signatures may be
483	483	12 used by the public body notaries for future notarization.
484	484	13 (b) In order for a signature to be entered into the
485	485	14 depository, the signatory must:
486	486	15 (1) obtain proper notarization of the document as
487	487	16 required by Section 6-102 of this Act; and
488	488	17 (2) submit a copy of that document, within 30 business
489	489	18 days of the notarization, to the person designated as
490	490	19 responsible for maintaining the depository.
491	491	20 (c) A signatory may then request a remote notarial act via
492	492	21 email communication.
493	493	22 (5 ILCS 312/6A-104)
494	494	23 (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
495	495	24 delayed effective date)
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506	506	1 Sec. 6A-104. Requirements for audio-video communication.
507	507	2 (a) An electronic notary public shall arrange for a
508	508	3 recording to be made of each electronic notarial act performed
509	509	4 using audio-video communication. The audio-video recording
510	510	5 required by this Section shall be in addition to the journal
511	511	6 entry for the electronic notarial act required by Section
512	512	7 3-107. Before performing any electronic notarial act using
513	513	8 audio-video communication, the electronic notary public must
514	514	9 inform all participating persons that the electronic
515	515	10 notarization will be electronically recorded.
516	516	11 (b) If the person for whom the electronic notarial act is
517	517	12 being performed is identified by personal knowledge, the
518	518	13 recording of the electronic notarial act must include an
519	519	14 explanation by the electronic notary public as to how he or she
520	520	15 knows the person and how long he or she has known the person.
521	521	16 (c) If the person for whom the electronic notarial act is
522	522	17 being performed is identified by a credible witness:
523	523	18 (1) the credible witness must appear before the
524	524	19 electronic notary public; and
525	525	20 (2) the recording of the electronic notarial act must
526	526	21 include:
527	527	22 (A) a statement by the electronic notary public as
528	528	23 to whether he or she identified the credible witness
529	529	24 by personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence; and
530	530	25 (B) an explanation by the credible witness as to
531	531	26 how he or she knows the person for whom the electronic
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542	542	1 notarial act is being performed and how long he or she
543	543	2 has known the person.
544	544	3 (d) If otherwise required by law, an An electronic notary
545	545	4 public shall keep a recording made pursuant to this Section
546	546	5 for a period of not less than 7 years, regardless of whether
547	547	6 the electronic notarial act was actually completed.
548	548	7 (e) An electronic notary public who performs an electronic
549	549	8 notarial act for a principal by means of audio-video
550	550	9 communication shall be located within the State of Illinois at
551	551	10 the time the electronic notarial act is performed. The
552	552	11 electronic notary public shall include a statement in the
553	553	12 electronic notarial certificate to indicate that the
554	554	13 electronic notarial act was performed by means of audio-video
555	555	14 communication. The statement may also be included in the
556	556	15 electronic notarial seal.
557	557	16 (f) An electronic notary public who performs an electronic
558	558	17 notarial act for a principal by means of audio-video
559	559	18 communication shall:
560	560	19 (1) be located within this State at the time the
561	561	20 electronic notarial act is performed;
562	562	21 (2) execute the electronic notarial act in a single
563	563	22 recorded session that complies with Section 6A-103;
564	564	23 (3) be satisfied that any electronic record that is
565	565	24 electronically signed, acknowledged, or otherwise
566	566	25 presented for electronic notarization by the principal is
567	567	26 the same record electronically signed by the electronic
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579	579	2 (4) be satisfied that the quality of the audio-video
580	580	3 communication is sufficient to make the determination
581	581	4 required for the electronic notarial act under this Act
582	582	5 and any other law of this State; and
583	583	6 (5) identify the venue for the electronic notarial act
584	584	7 as the jurisdiction within Illinois where the notary is
585	585	8 physically located while performing the act.
586	586	9 (g) An electronic notarization system used to perform
587	587	10 electronic notarial acts by means of audio-video communication
588	588	11 shall conform to the requirements set forth in this Act and by
589	589	12 administrative rules adopted by the Secretary of State.
590	590	13 (h) The provisions of Section 3-107 related respectively
591	591	14 to security, inspection, copying, and disposition of the
592	592	15 journal shall also apply to security, inspection, copying, and
593	593	16 disposition of audio-video recordings required by this
594	594	17 Section.
595	595	18 (i) The Secretary of State shall adopt administrative
596	596	19 rules to implement this Section.
597	597	20 (Source: P.A. 102-160 (See Section 99 of P.A. 102-160 for
598	598	21 effective date of P.A. 102-160).)
599	599	22 Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
600	600	23 changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
601	601	24 that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
602	602	25 represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
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613	613	1 not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
614	614	2 made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
615	615	3 Public Act.
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