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| 5 | 4 | | HOUSE BILL 461 |
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| 6 | 5 | | By Farmer |
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| 8 | 7 | | |
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| 9 | 8 | | HB0461 |
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| 10 | 9 | | 001023 |
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| 11 | 10 | | - 1 - |
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| 13 | 12 | | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, |
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| 14 | 13 | | Chapter 16, Part 3, relative to online notaries |
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| 15 | 14 | | public. |
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| 16 | 15 | | |
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| 17 | 16 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: |
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| 18 | 17 | | SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-16-306(b), is amended by deleting |
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| 19 | 18 | | the language "and" in subdivision (1), by redesignating subdivision (2) as subdivision (3), and by |
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| 20 | 19 | | adding the following as a new subdivision (2): |
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| 21 | 20 | | (2) Completing a course of instruction concerning online notarization under |
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| 22 | 21 | | subsection (e) and passing an examination administered by the course provider; and |
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| 23 | 22 | | SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-16-306(c)(7), is amended by |
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| 24 | 23 | | deleting the subdivision and substituting instead the following: |
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| 25 | 24 | | (7) A certification that the applicant has reviewed, understands, and will comply |
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| 26 | 25 | | with the requirements of this part and the rules promulgated by the secretary of state |
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| 27 | 26 | | under this part. |
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| 28 | 27 | | SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-16-306, is amended by adding the |
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| 29 | 28 | | following as a new subsection (e): |
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| 30 | 29 | | (e) |
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| 31 | 30 | | (1) The course of instruction on online notarization, as required under |
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| 32 | 31 | | subdivision (b)(2), must cover, at a minimum: |
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| 33 | 32 | | (A) Notarial laws; |
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| 34 | 33 | | (B) Technology procedures of online notarizations; and |
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| 35 | 34 | | (C) Ethical requirements for online notaries. |
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| 37 | 36 | | |
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| 38 | 37 | | - 2 - 001023 |
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| 39 | 38 | | |
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| 40 | 39 | | (2) The course of instruction on online notarization must be approved by |
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| 41 | 40 | | the secretary of state or the secretary of state's authorized representative or |
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| 42 | 41 | | designee. |
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| 43 | 42 | | SECTION 4. This act takes effect January 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it. |
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