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1- LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 177
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4-Chapter 177
5-(Senate Bill 36)
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7-AN ACT concerning
3+EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4+ [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5+ Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6+ Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7+amendment.
8+ *sb0036*
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9-Wills and Trust Instruments – Electronic Execution
10+SENATE BILL 36
11+N2 EMERGENCY BILL 2lr0768
12+ (PRE–FILED) CF HB 576
13+By: Senator West
14+Requested: October 15, 2021
15+Introduced and read first time: January 12, 2022
16+Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
17+Committee Report: Favorable
18+Senate action: Adopted
19+Read second time: February 17, 2022
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11-FOR the purpose of authorizing a person to execute an electronic will or remotely witnessed
12-will without a notary public if the supervising attorney creates a certified will that
13-contains a certain form attached or annexed to the will; prohibiting a supervising
14-attorney from being a witness to an electronic will or remotely witnessed will if the
15-will is executed without a notary public; authorizing a notary public located in the
16-State to perform a notarial act using communication technology for a remotely
17-located individual for a trust instrument; and generally relating to electronically
18-executed wills and trust instruments.
21+CHAPTER ______
1922
20-BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
21- Article – Estates and Trusts
22-Section 4–102
23- Annotated Code of Maryland
24- (2017 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)
23+AN ACT concerning 1
2524
26-BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
27- Article – State Government
28-Section 18–214(a)
29- Annotated Code of Maryland
30- (2021 Replacement Volume)
25+Wills and Trust Instruments – Electronic Execution 2
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32- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
33-That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
27+FOR the purpose of authorizing a person to execute an electronic will or remotely witnessed 3
28+will without a notary public if the supervising attorney creates a certified will that 4
29+contains a certain form attached or annexed to the will; prohibiting a supervising 5
30+attorney from being a witness to an electronic will or remotely witnessed will if the 6
31+will is executed without a notary public; authorizing a notary public located in the 7
32+State to perform a notarial act using communication technology for a remotely 8
33+located individual for a trust instrument; and generally relating to electronically 9
34+executed wills and trust instruments. 10
3435
35-Article – Estates and Trusts
36+BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11
37+ Article – Estates and Trusts 12
38+Section 4–102 13
39+ Annotated Code of Maryland 14
40+ (2017 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 15
3641
37-4–102.
42+BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 16
43+ Article – State Government 17
44+Section 18–214(a) 18
45+ Annotated Code of Maryland 19
46+ (2021 Replacement Volume) 20
47+ 2 SENATE BILL 36
3848
39- (a) Any person may make a will if the person is 18 years of age or older, and
40-legally competent to make a will.
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42- (b) Except as provided in §§ 4–103 and 4–104 of this subtitle and subsection (f) of
43-this section, every will shall be:
50+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1
51+That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 2
4452
45- (1) In writing;
53+Article – Estates and Trusts 3
4654
47- (2) Signed by the testator, or by some other person for the testator, in the
48-testator’s physical presence and by the testator’s express direction; and
49- Ch. 177 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
55+4–102. 4
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51-– 2 –
52- (3) Attested and signed by two or more credible witnesses in:
57+ (a) Any person may make a will if the person is 18 years of age or older, and 5
58+legally competent to make a will. 6
5359
54- (i) The physical presence of the testator; or
60+ (b) Except as provided in §§ 4–103 and 4–104 of this subtitle and subsection (f) of 7
61+this section, every will shall be: 8
5562
56- (ii) The electronic presence of the testator, provided that an
57-electronic will or remotely witnessed will satisfies the requirements under subsection (c) or
58-(d) of this section.
63+ (1) In writing; 9
5964
60- (c) An electronic will or remotely witnessed will executed under this subsection
61-shall satisfy the following requirements:
65+ (2) Signed by the testator, or by some other person for the testator, in the 10
66+testator’s physical presence and by the testator’s express direction; and 11
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63- (1) At the time the testator and witnesses sign the will, the testator and all
64-witnesses shall be in the physical presence or electronic presence of one another and a
65-supervising attorney, who may be one of the witnesses UNLESS THE WILL IS SIGNED,
66-ACKNOWLEDGED , AND SWORN TO BEFORE THE SUPERVISING ATTORNEY AS
67-DESCRIBED IN ITEM (5)(III)2 OF THIS SUBSECTION ;
68+ (3) Attested and signed by two or more credible witnesses in: 12
6869
69- (2) At the time the testator signs the will, the testator shall be a resident
70-of, or physically located in, the State;
70+ (i) The physical presence of the testator; or 13
7171
72- (3) Each witness who is in the electronic presence of the testator when the
73-witness attests and signs the will, or provides an electronic signature on the will, shall be
74-a resident of the United States and be physically located in the United States at the time
75-the witness attests and signs the will;
72+ (ii) The electronic presence of the testator, provided that an 14
73+electronic will or remotely witnessed will satisfies the requirements under subsection (c) or 15
74+(d) of this section. 16
7675
77- (4) The testator and witnesses shall sign the same will or any counterpart
78-thereof; and
76+ (c) An electronic will or remotely witnessed will executed under this subsection 17
77+shall satisfy the following requirements: 18
7978
80- (5) The supervising attorney shall create a certified will that shall include:
79+ (1) At the time the testator and witnesses sign the will, the testator and all 19
80+witnesses shall be in the physical presence or electronic presence of one another and a 20
81+supervising attorney, who may be one of the witnesses UNLESS THE WILL IS SIGNED, 21
82+ACKNOWLEDGED , AND SWORN TO BEFORE THE SUPERVISING ATTORNEY AS 22
83+DESCRIBED IN ITEM (5)(III)2 OF THIS SUBSECTION ; 23
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82- (i) A true, complete, and accurate paper version of all pages of the
83-will including the original signatures or electronic signatures of the testator and all
84-witnesses;
85+ (2) At the time the testator signs the will, the testator shall be a resident 24
86+of, or physically located in, the State; 25
8587
86- (ii) A signed original paper certification by the supervising attorney
87-stating the date that the supervising attorney observed the testator and witnesses sign the
88-will and that the supervising attorney took reasonable steps to verify:
88+ (3) Each witness who is in the electronic presence of the testator when the 26
89+witness attests and signs the will, or provides an electronic signature on the will, shall be 27
90+a resident of the United States and be physically located in the United States at the time 28
91+the witness attests and signs the will; 29
8992
90- 1. That the certified will includes a true, complete, and
91-accurate paper version of all pages of the will;
93+ (4) The testator and witnesses shall sign the same will or any counterpart 30
94+thereof; and 31
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93- 2. That the signatures contained in the certified will are the
94-original signatures of each party signing the same paper will, or any counterpart thereof,
95-and electronic signatures of each party signing the same electronic will, or any counterpart
96-thereof;
97- LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 177
96+ (5) The supervising attorney shall create a certified will that shall include: 32 SENATE BILL 36 3
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99-– 3 –
100- 3. That the testator and each of the witnesses signed the
101-same will or any counterpart thereof;
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103- 4. The identity of each witness and that each witness who
104-was not in the physical presence of the testator when the witness attested and signed the
105-will, or provided an electronic signature on the will, was a resident of the United States
106-and physically located in the United States at the time that the witness attested and signed
107-the will; and
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109- 5. The identity of the testator and that the testator was a
110-resident of, or was physically located in, the State at the time that the testator signed the
111-will; and
100+ (i) A true, complete, and accurate paper version of all pages of the 1
101+will including the original signatures or electronic signatures of the testator and all 2
102+witnesses; 3
112103
113- (iii) An acknowledgement of the testator and the affidavits of the
114-attesting witnesses before [a]:
104+ (ii) A signed original paper certification by the supervising attorney 4
105+stating the date that the supervising attorney observed the testator and witnesses sign the 5
106+will and that the supervising attorney took reasonable steps to verify: 6
115107
116- 1. A notary public, under seal, attached or annexed to the
117-will, in substantially the following form and content:
108+ 1. That the certified will includes a true, complete, and 7
109+accurate paper version of all pages of the will; 8
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119-The State of Maryland.
120-County of ____________.
121-Before me, the undersigned [authority/attorney] NOTARY PUBLIC , on this day personally
122-appeared ____________, ____________, and ____________, known to me to be the testator
123-and the witnesses, respectively, whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing
124-instrument and, all of these persons being by me duly sworn, ____________, the testator,
125-declared to me and to the witnesses in my physical or electronic presence that the said
126-instrument is the testator’s will, that the testator is of sound mind, and that the testator
127-had willingly signed or willingly directed another to sign the will under no constraint or
128-undue influence, and executed it in the physical or [remote] ELECTRONIC presence of the
129-witnesses as a free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that the
130-witnesses, in the physical or electronic presence and at the request of the testator, signed
131-the will as witnesses, and that to the best of the witnesses’ knowledge the testator was at
132-least 18 years old, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence.
111+ 2. That the signatures contained in the certified will are the 9
112+original signatures of each party signing the same paper will, or any counterpart thereof, 10
113+and electronic signatures of each party signing the same electronic will, or any counterpart 11
114+thereof; 12
133115
134-____________ Testator
116+ 3. That the testator and each of the witnesses signed the 13
117+same will or any counterpart thereof; 14
135118
136-____________ Witness
119+ 4. The identity of each witness and that each witness who 15
120+was not in the physical presence of the testator when the witness attested and signed the 16
121+will, or provided an electronic signature on the will, was a resident of the United States 17
122+and physically located in the United States at the time that the witness attested and signed 18
123+the will; and 19
137124
138-____________ Witness
125+ 5. The identity of the testator and that the testator was a 20
126+resident of, or was physically located in, the State at the time that the testator signed the 21
127+will; and 22
139128
140-Subscribed, sworn and acknowledged before me by ____________, the testator, and
141-subscribed and sworn to before me by ____________ and ___________, witnesses, this ______
142-day of _________, ____.
143-__________ Seal ____________ Notary Public; OR
144- Ch. 177 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
129+ (iii) An acknowledgement of the testator and the affidavits of the 23
130+attesting witnesses before [a]: 24
145131
146-– 4 –
147- 2. THE SUPERVISING ATTOR NEY, ATTACHED OR
148-ANNEXED TO THE WILL , IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FOLLOWING FORM AND CONT ENT:
132+ 1. A notary public, under seal, attached or annexed to the 25
133+will, in substantially the following form and content: 26
149134
150-BEFORE ME , THE UNDERSIGNED SUPERVISING ATTORNEY, ON THIS DAY
151-PERSONALLY APPEARED ____________, ____________, AND ____________, KNOWN TO
152-ME TO BE THE TESTATO R AND THE WITNESSES , RESPECTIVELY , WHOSE NAMES ARE
153-SIGNED TO THE ATTACH ED OR FOREGOING INSTRUM ENT, AND THE TESTATOR
154-DECLARED TO ME AND T O THE WITNESSES IN M Y PHYSICAL OR ELECTR ONIC
155-PRESENCE THAT THE SA ID INSTRUMENT IS THE TESTATOR’S WILL, THAT THE
156-TESTATOR IS OF SOUND MIND, AND THAT THE TESTATO R HAD WILLINGLY SIGN ED OR
157-WILLINGLY DIRECTED A NOTHER TO SIGN THE W ILL UNDER NO CONSTRA INT OR
158-UNDUE INFLUENCE , AND EXECUTED IT IN T HE PHYSICAL OR ELECT RONIC PRESENCE
159-OF THE WITNESSES AS A FREE AND VOLUNTARY ACT FOR THE PURPOSES THEREIN
160-EXPRESSED, AND THAT THE WITNESS ES, IN THE PHYSI CAL OR ELECTRONIC
161-PRESENCE AND AT THE REQUEST OF THE TESTA TOR, SIGNED THE WILL AS
162-WITNESSES, AND THAT TO THE BEST OF THE WITNESSES ’ KNOWLEDGE THE
163-TESTATOR WAS AT LEAS T 18 YEARS OLD, OF SOUND MIND , AND UNDER NO
164-CONSTRAINT OR UNDUE INFLUENCE.
135+The State of Maryland. 27
136+County of ____________. 28
137+Before me, the undersigned [authority/attorney] NOTARY PUBLIC , on this day personally 29
138+appeared ____________, ____________, and ____________, known to me to be the testator 30
139+and the witnesses, respectively, whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing 31
140+instrument and, all of these persons being by me duly sworn, ____________, the testator, 32
141+declared to me and to the witnesses in my physical or electronic presence that the said 33
142+instrument is the testator’s will, that the testator is of sound mind, and that the testator 34
143+had willingly signed or willingly directed another to sign the will under no constraint or 35
144+undue influence, and executed it in the physical or [remote] ELECTRONIC presence of the 36 4 SENATE BILL 36
165145
166-____________ TESTATOR
167146
168-____________ WITNESS
147+witnesses as a free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that the 1
148+witnesses, in the physical or electronic presence and at the request of the testator, signed 2
149+the will as witnesses, and that to the best of the witnesses’ knowledge the testator was at 3
150+least 18 years old, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence. 4
169151
170-____________ WITNESS
152+____________ Testator 5
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172-SUBSCRIBED, SWORN AND ACKNOWLEDG ED BEFORE ME BY ____________, THE
173-TESTATOR, AND SUBSCRIBED AND S WORN TO BEFORE ME BY ____________ AND
174-___________, WITNESSES, THIS ______ DAY OF _________, ____.
175-____________ SUPERVISING ATTORNEY .
154+____________ Witness 6
176155
177- (d) An electronic will or remotely witnessed will executed under this subsection
178-shall satisfy the following requirements:
156+____________ Witness 7
179157
180- (1) At the time the testator and witnesses sign the will, the testator and all
181-witnesses shall be in the physical presence or electronic presence of one another;
158+Subscribed, sworn and acknowledged before me by ____________, the testator, and 8
159+subscribed and sworn to before me by ____________ and ___________, witnesses, this ______ 9
160+day of _________, ____. 10
161+__________ Seal ____________ Notary Public; OR 11
182162
183- (2) The requirements under subsection (c)(2) through (4) of this section
184-shall be satisfied; and
163+ 2. THE SUPERVISING ATTOR NEY, ATTACHED OR 12
164+ANNEXED TO THE WILL , IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FOLLOWING FORM AND CONT ENT: 13
185165
186- (3) The testator shall create a certified will that shall include:
166+BEFORE ME , THE UNDERSIGNED SUPERVISING ATTORNEY, ON THIS DAY 14
167+PERSONALLY APPEARED ____________, ____________, AND ____________, KNOWN TO 15
168+ME TO BE THE TESTATO R AND THE WITNESSES , RESPECTIVELY , WHOSE NAMES ARE 16
169+SIGNED TO THE ATTACH ED OR FOREGOING INSTRUM ENT, AND THE TESTATOR 17
170+DECLARED TO ME AND T O THE WITNESSES IN M Y PHYSICAL OR ELECTR ONIC 18
171+PRESENCE THAT THE SA ID INSTRUMENT IS THE TESTATOR’S WILL, THAT THE 19
172+TESTATOR IS OF SOUND MIND, AND THAT THE TESTATO R HAD WILLINGLY SIGN ED OR 20
173+WILLINGLY DIRECTED A NOTHER TO SIGN THE W ILL UNDER NO CONSTRA INT OR 21
174+UNDUE INFLUENCE , AND EXECUTED IT IN T HE PHYSICAL OR ELECT RONIC PRESENCE 22
175+OF THE WITNESSES AS A FREE AND VOLUNTARY ACT FOR THE PURPOSES THEREIN 23
176+EXPRESSED, AND THAT THE WITNESS ES, IN THE PHYSI CAL OR ELECTRONIC 24
177+PRESENCE AND AT THE REQUEST OF THE TESTA TOR, SIGNED THE WILL AS 25
178+WITNESSES, AND THAT TO THE BEST OF THE WITNESSES ’ KNOWLEDGE THE 26
179+TESTATOR WAS AT LEAS T 18 YEARS OLD, OF SOUND MIND , AND UNDER NO 27
180+CONSTRAINT OR UNDUE INFLUENCE. 28
187181
188- (i) A true, complete, and accurate paper version of all pages of the
189-will including the original signatures or electronic signatures of the testator and all
190-witnesses; and LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 177
182+____________ TESTATOR 29
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192-– 5 –
184+____________ WITNESS 30
193185
194- (ii) An original paper certification signed and acknowledged by the
195-testator in the physical presence or electronic presence of a notary public, who may not be
196-one of the witnesses, stating:
186+____________ WITNESS 31
197187
198- 1. The date that the testator and witnesses signed the will;
199-and
188+SUBSCRIBED, SWORN AND ACKNOWLEDG ED BEFORE ME BY ____________, THE 32
189+TESTATOR, AND SUBSCRIBED AND S WORN TO BEFORE ME BY ____________ AND 33
190+___________, WITNESSES, THIS ______ DAY OF _________, ____. 34 SENATE BILL 36 5
200191
201- 2. That the testator took reasonable steps to verify the same
202-facts and information required under subsection (c)(5)(ii) of this section.
203192
204- (e) (1) Once the supervising attorney or testator creates a certified will as
205-provided in subsection (c) or (d) of this section, the certified will shall be deemed to be the
206-original will of the testator for all purposes under this article.
193+____________ SUPERVISING ATTORNEY . 1
207194
208- (2) The date of execution for a certified will described under paragraph (1)
209-of this subsection shall be the date of execution stated in the certified will.
195+ (d) An electronic will or remotely witnessed will executed under this subsection 2
196+shall satisfy the following requirements: 3
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211- (f) A will executed in conformance with the provisions of Executive Order
212-20.04.10.01, authorizing remote witnessing and electronic signing of certain documents,
213-shall be deemed to have been signed and witnessed in conformity with this section if the
214-will was signed and witnessed during the time that the executive order was in effect.
198+ (1) At the time the testator and witnesses sign the will, the testator and all 4
199+witnesses shall be in the physical presence or electronic presence of one another; 5
215200
216-Article – State Government
201+ (2) The requirements under subsection (c)(2) through (4) of this section 6
202+shall be satisfied; and 7
217203
218-18–214.
204+ (3) The testator shall create a certified will that shall include: 8
219205
220- (a) [Except for a notarial act being performed with respect to a will, as defined in
221-§ 1–101 of the Estates and Trusts Article, or a trust instrument, as defined in § 14.5–103
222-of the Estates and Trusts Article, a] A notary public located in this State may perform a
223-notarial act using communication technology for a remotely located individual if:
206+ (i) A true, complete, and accurate paper version of all pages of the 9
207+will including the original signatures or electronic signatures of the testator and all 10
208+witnesses; and 11
224209
225- (1) the notary public:
210+ (ii) An original paper certification signed and acknowledged by the 12
211+testator in the physical presence or electronic presence of a notary public, who may not be 13
212+one of the witnesses, stating: 14
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227- (i) has personal knowledge under § 18–206(a) of this subtitle of the
228-identity of the remotely located individual;
214+ 1. The date that the testator and witnesses signed the will; 15
215+and 16
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230- (ii) has satisfactory evidence of the identity of the remotely located
231-individual by verification on oath or affirmation from a credible witness appearing before
232-and identified by the notary public under § 18–206(b) of this subtitle or as a remotely
233-located individual under this section; or
217+ 2. That the testator took reasonable steps to verify the same 17
218+facts and information required under subsection (c)(5)(ii) of this section. 18
234219
235- (iii) has obtained satisfactory evidence of the identity of the remotely
236-located individual by:
237- Ch. 177 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
220+ (e) (1) Once the supervising attorney or testator creates a certified will as 19
221+provided in subsection (c) or (d) of this section, the certified will shall be deemed to be the 20
222+original will of the testator for all purposes under this article. 21
238223
239-– 6 –
240- 1. remote presentation of an identification credential
241-described in § 18–206(b) of this subtitle;
224+ (2) The date of execution for a certified will described under paragraph (1) 22
225+of this subsection shall be the date of execution stated in the certified will. 23
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243- 2. credential analysis of the identification credential; and
227+ (f) A will executed in conformance with the provisions of Executive Order 24
228+20.04.10.01, authorizing remote witnessing and electronic signing of certain documents, 25
229+shall be deemed to have been signed and witnessed in conformity with this section if the 26
230+will was signed and witnessed during the time that the executive order was in effect. 27
244231
245- 3. identity proofing of the individual;
232+Article – State Government 28
246233
247- (2) the notary public is reasonably able to confirm that a record before the
248-notary public is the same record in which the remotely located individual made a statement
249-or on which the individual executed a signature;
234+18–214. 29
250235
251- (3) the notary public, or person acting on behalf and at the direction of the
252-notary public, creates an audio–visual recording of the performance of the notarial act; and
236+ (a) [Except for a notarial act being performed with respect to a will, as defined in 30
237+§ 1–101 of the Estates and Trusts Article, or a trust instrument, as defined in § 14.5–103 31
238+of the Estates and Trusts Article, a] A notary public located in this State may perform a 32
239+notarial act using communication technology for a remotely located individual if: 33 6 SENATE BILL 36
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254- (4) for a remotely located individual located outside the United States:
255241
256- (i) the record:
257242
258- 1. is to be filed with or relates to a matter before a public
259-official or court, governmental entity, or other entity subject to the jurisdiction of the United
260-States; or
243+ (1) the notary public: 1
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262- 2. involves property located in the territorial jurisdiction of
263-the United States or involves a transaction substantially connected with the United States;
264-and
245+ (i) has personal knowledge under § 18–206(a) of this subtitle of the 2
246+identity of the remotely located individual; 3
265247
266- (ii) the notary public has no actual knowledge that the act of making
267-the statement or signing the record is prohibited by the foreign state in which the remotely
268-located individual is located.
248+ (ii) has satisfactory evidence of the identity of the remotely located 4
249+individual by verification on oath or affirmation from a credible witness appearing before 5
250+and identified by the notary public under § 18–206(b) of this subtitle or as a remotely 6
251+located individual under this section; or 7
269252
270- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency
271-measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety, has
272-been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three–fifths of all the members elected to
273-each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is
274-enacted.
253+ (iii) has obtained satisfactory evidence of the identity of the remotely 8
254+located individual by: 9
275255
276-Approved by the Governor, April 21, 2022.
256+ 1. remote presentation of an identification credential 10
257+described in § 18–206(b) of this subtitle; 11
258+
259+ 2. credential analysis of the identification credential; and 12
260+
261+ 3. identity proofing of the individual; 13
262+
263+ (2) the notary public is reasonably able to confirm that a record before the 14
264+notary public is the same record in which the remotely located individual made a statement 15
265+or on which the individual executed a signature; 16
266+
267+ (3) the notary public, or person acting on behalf and at the direction of the 17
268+notary public, creates an audio–visual recording of the performance of the notarial act; and 18
269+
270+ (4) for a remotely located individual located outside the United States: 19
271+
272+ (i) the record: 20
273+
274+ 1. is to be filed with or relates to a matter before a public 21
275+official or court, governmental entity, or other entity subject to the jurisdiction of the United 22
276+States; or 23
277+
278+ 2. involves property located in the territorial jurisdiction of 24
279+the United States or involves a transaction substantially connected with the United States; 25
280+and 26
281+
282+ (ii) the notary public has no actual knowledge that the act of making 27
283+the statement or signing the record is prohibited by the foreign state in which the remotely 28
284+located individual is located. 29
285+
286+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency 30
287+measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety, has 31
288+been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three–fifths of all the members elected to 32 SENATE BILL 36 7
289+
290+
291+each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is 1
292+enacted. 2
293+
294+
295+
296+Approved:
297+________________________________________________________________________________
298+ Governor.
299+________________________________________________________________________________
300+ President of the Senate.
301+________________________________________________________________________________
302+ Speaker of the House of Delegates.