HB470 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Andy Whitt Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Notary publics, all deeds and other instruments in writing acknowledged via remote notarization before July 1, 2021, ratified and validated, use of remote authorization, authorized, Sec. 36-20-73.1 added; Sec. 35-4-26 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, an individual is required to personally appear before a notary public for verification of his or her identification and signature when executing certain instruments.

This bill would ratify and validate all deeds, conveyances, deeds of trust, mortgages, mineral leases, marriage contracts, and other instruments in writing, affecting or purporting to affect title to any real estate or personal property situated in this state that were acknowledged via remote notarization before July 1, 2021.

This bill would also authorize the use remote notarization for acknowledgements.

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Subjects

Notaries Public