SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.2604
102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEREEDY.
5428H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapter59,RSMo,byaddingtheretofivenewsectionsrelatingtotheuniformreal
propertyelectronicrecordingact.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapter59,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretofivenewsections,tobe
2knownassections59.900,59.903,59.906,59.909,and59.912,toreadasfollows:
59.900.1.Sections59.900to59.912shallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe
2"UniformRealPropertyElectronicRecordingAct".
3 2.Asusedinsections59.900to59.912,thefollowingtermsmean:
4 (1)"Document",informationthatis:
5 (a)Inscribedonatangiblemediumorthatisstoredinanelectronicorother
6mediumandisretrievableinperceivableform;and
7 (b)Eligibletoberecordedinthelandrecordsmaintainedbytherecorder;
8 (2)"Electronic",relatingtotechnologyhavingelectrical,digital,magnetic,
9wireless,optical,electromagnetic,orsimilarproperties;
10 (3)"Electronicdocument",adocumentthatisreceivedbytherecorderinan
11electronicformat;
12 (4)"Electronicsignature",anelectronicsound,symbol,orprocessattachedto
13orlogicallyassociatedwithadocumentandexecutedoradoptedbyapersonwiththe
14intenttosignthedocument;
15 (5)"Person",anindividual,corporation,businesstrust,estate,trust,
16partnership,limitedliabilitycompany,association,jointventure,publiccorporation,
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17government,orgovernmentalsubdivision,agency,orinstrumentality,oranyotherlegal
18orcommercialentity;
19 (6)"Recorder",theseparaterecorderofdeedsinthosecountieswhereseparate
20fromthecircuitclerk,andthecircuitclerkandexofficiorecorderofdeedsinthose
21countieswheretheofficesarecombined;
22 (7)"State",astateoftheUnitedStates,theDistrictofColumbia,PuertoRico,
23theUnitedStatesVirginIslands,oranyterritoryorinsularpossessionsubjecttothe
24jurisdictionoftheUnitedStates.
59.903.1.Ifalawrequires,asaconditionforrecording,thatadocumentbean
2original,beonpaperoranothertangiblemedium,orbeinwriting,therequirementis
3satisfiedbyanelectronicdocumentmeetingtherequirementsofsections59.900to
459.912.
5 2.Ifalawrequires,asaconditionforrecording,thatadocumentbesigned,the
6requirementissatisfiedbyanelectronicsignature.
7 3.Arequirementthatadocumentorasignatureassociatedwithadocumentbe
8notarized,acknowledged,verified,witnessed,ormadeunderoathoraffirmationis
9satisfiedif:
10 (1)Theelectronicsignatureofthepersonauthorizedtoperformthatact,andall
11otherinformationrequiredtobeincluded,isattachedtoorlogicallyassociatedwiththe
12documentorsignature;and
13 (2)Fornotarizeddocuments,therequirementsofsections486.900to486.1010
14andsections486.1100to486.1205aremet.
15 4.Aphysicalorelectronicimageofastamp,impression,orsealisnotrequired
16toaccompanyanelectronicsignature.
59.906.1.Asusedinthissection,theterm"paperdocument"meansa
2documentthatisreceivedbytherecorderinaformthatisnotelectronic.
3 2.Arecorder:
4 (1)Whoimplementsanyofthefunctionslistedinthissectionshalldosoin
5compliancewithstandardsestablishedbytheelectronicrecordingcommissioncreated
6undersection59.909;
7 (2)Mayreceive,index,store,archive,andtransmitelectronicdocuments;
8 (3)Mayprovideforaccessto,andforsearchandretrievalof,documentsand
9informationbyelectronicmeans;
10 (4)Whoacceptselectronicdocumentsforrecordingshallcontinuetoaccept
11paperdocumentsasauthorizedbystatelawandshallplaceentriesforbothkindsof
12documentsinthesameindex;
13 (5)Mayconvertpaperdocumentsacceptedforrecordingintoelectronicform;
HB2604 2 14 (6)Mayconvertintoelectronicforminformationrecordedbeforetherecorder
15begantorecordelectronicdocuments;
16 (7)Mayacceptelectronicallyanyfeeortaxthattherecorderisauthorizedto
17collect;and
18 (8)Mayagreewithotherofficialsofastateorapoliticalsubdivisionthereof,or
19oftheUnitedStates,onproceduresorprocessestofacilitatetheelectronicsatisfactionof
20priorapprovalsandconditionsprecedenttorecordingandtheelectronicpaymentof
21feesandtaxes.
59.909.1.An"ElectronicRecordingCommission",consistingofninemembers
2appointedbythegovernorwiththeadviceandconsentofthesenate,isherebycreated
3toadoptstandardstoimplementtheprovisionsofsections59.900to59.912.The
4commissionshallnotimposestandardsthatwouldcompelcountiescurrentlyusing
5secureelectronicrecordingpracticesfromabandoninganysubstantiveinvestmentin
6technologyusedinsuchelectronicrecording.Amajorityofthemembersofthe
7commissionshallberecorders.Thecommissionshallconsistofthefollowing:
8 (1)Arecorderelectedtoserveacountyofthefirstclassificationselectedfroma
9listoftwonomineessubmittedbytheRecorders'AssociationofMissouri;
10 (2)Arecorderelectedtoserveacountyofthesecondclassificationselectedfrom
11alistoftwonomineessubmittedbytheRecorders'AssociationofMissouri;
12 (3)Arecorderelectedtoserveacountyofthethirdclassificationselectedfroma
13listoftwonomineessubmittedbytheRecorders'AssociationofMissouri;
14 (4)Tworecorderselectedtoservecountiesregardlessofclassificationselected
15fromalistoffournomineessubmittedbytheRecorders'AssociationofMissouri;
16 (5)AmemberoftheMissouriBarselectedfromalistoftwonomineessubmitted
17bytheMissouriBar;
18 (6)Apersonrepresentingacompanyauthorizedtoissuetitleinsuranceinthe
19stateofMissouriselectedfromalistoftwonomineessubmittedbytheMissouriLand
20TitleAssociation;
21 (7)Apersonrepresentingtheinterestsofthebankingindustryselectedfroma
22listoftwonomineessubmittedbytheMissouriBankersAssociation;and
23 (8)ArealtorselectedfromalistoftwonomineessubmittedbyMissouri
24Realtors.
25 2.ThenomineessubmittedbytheRecorders'AssociationofMissourishallbe
26chosenbasedupontheirexperienceasrecordersofdeedsandknowledgeoftechnology
27andproceduresrelatedtosections59.900to59.912.
28 3.Tokeepthestandardsandpracticesofrecordersinthisstateinharmonywith
29thestandardsandpracticesofrecordingofficesinotherjurisdictionsthatenact
HB2604 3 30substantiallytheprovisionsofsections59.900to59.912,thecommission,sofarasitis
31consistentwiththepurposes,policies,andprovisionsofsections59.900to59.912,in
32adopting,amending,andrepealingstandardsshallconsiderthefollowing:
33 (1)Standardsandpracticesofotherjurisdictions;
34 (2)Themostrecentstandardspromulgatedbynationalstandard-settingbodies,
35includingthePropertyRecordsIndustryAssociation;
36 (3)Theviewsofinterestedpersonsandgovernmentalofficialsandentities;
37 (4)Standardsrequiringadequateinformationsecurityprotectiontoensurethat
38electronicdocumentsareaccurate,authentic,adequatelypreserved,andresistantto
39tampering;and
40 (5)CurrentelectronicrecordingpracticesofMissourirecordersofdeedsthat
41adheretostandardspromulgatedbynationalstandard-settingbodies.
59.912.1.Inapplyingandconstruingtheprovisionsofsections59.900to59.912,
2considerationshallbegiventotheneedtopromoteuniformityofthelawwithrespectto
3itssubjectmatteramongstatesthatenactsuchprovisions.
4 2.Theprovisionsofsections59.900to59.912modify,limit,andsupersedethe
5federalElectronicSignaturesinGlobalandNationalCommerceAct,15U.S.C.Section
67001etseq.,asamended,butdonotmodify,limit,orsupersedeSection101(c)ofthat
7act,15U.S.C.Section7001(c),asamended,orauthorizeelectronicdeliveryofanyofthe
8noticesdescribedinSection103(b)ofthatact,15U.S.C.Section7003(b),asamended.
9 3.Theprovisionsofsections59.900to59.912shallbecomeeffectiveJanuary1,
102025.
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