Mississippi Senate Bill 2456

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-20 - Referred To Judiciary, Division A
Pending: Senate Judiciary, Division A Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 25-34-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Update The Notarial Act Definitions To Define Terms Associated With The Allowance Of Remote Online Notarization; To Amend Section 25-34-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Effective Date Of This Chapter; To Amend Section 25-34-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Notarial Officers To Certify Tangible Copies Of An Electronic Record As True And Correct; To Amend Section 25-34-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Notarial Officers To Charge Higher Rates As Authorized By The Secretary Of State; To Amend Section 25-34-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Outline How A Notarial Officer Must Determine The Identity And Validity Of A Signature; To Amend Section 25-34-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify What Is Allowed For Personal Or Remote Appearances; To Amend Section 25-34-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify When A Notarial Officer Shall Refuse To Preform Remote Online Notarizations; To Amend Section 25-34-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 25-34-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That Remote Online Notarized Documents Include Language That Indicate That Remote Ink-signed Notarization Was Used To Notarize The Document; To Amend Section 25-34-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Language; To Amend Section 25-34-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include The Notation Of Remote Online Notarization Systems And Technology In The Journal Entry Requirements For Notaries; To Amend Section 25-34-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Rules That The Secretary Of State May Promulgate To Implement The Mississippi Administrative Procedures Laws; To Amend Sections 25-34-53 And 25-34-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Effective Dates Within The Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law; An Act To Bring Forward Sections 25-34-1, 25-34-13, 25-34-19, 25-34-21, 25-34-23, 25-34-25, 25-34-27, 25-34-35, 25-34-39, 25-34-41, 25-34-43, 25-34-45, 25-34-47, 25-34-49 And 25-34-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 89-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Certain Long Forms Of Acknowledgment To Be Used For Electronic Methods Affecting Real Or Personal Property And To Modify Such Forms To Enable The Use Of Digital Appearance And Communication Technology For Notarial Acts; And For Related Purposes.

Remote online notarization; allow.

Sen. John Polk [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-20	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
25	34	1	New Code	See Bill Text
25	34	11	Amended Code	See Bill Text
25	34	13	New Code	See Bill Text
25	34	15	Amended Code	See Bill Text
25	34	17	Amended Code	See Bill Text
25	34	19	New Code	See Bill Text
25	34	21	New Code	See Bill Text
25	34	23	New Code	See Bill Text
25	34	25	New Code	See Bill Text
25	34	27	New Code	See Bill Text
25	34	29	Amended Code	See Bill Text
25	34	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
25	34	31	Amended Code	See Bill Text
25	34	33	Amended Code	See Bill Text
25	34	35	New Code	See Bill Text
25	34	37	Amended Code	See Bill Text
25	34	39	New Code	See Bill Text
25	34	41	New Code	See Bill Text
25	34	43	New Code	See Bill Text
25	34	45	New Code	See Bill Text
25	34	47	New Code	See Bill Text
25	34	49	New Code	See Bill Text
25	34	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
25	34	51	Amended Code	See Bill Text
25	34	53	Amended Code	See Bill Text
25	34	55	Amended Code	See Bill Text
25	34	57	New Code	See Bill Text
25	34	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
25	34	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text
89	3	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/SB/SB2456.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2456IN.htm