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Panel clears technical fixes to online notarization law after questions about platform fees
Summary
AB 19 77, presented for Assemblymember Erwin and sponsored by the Secretary of State, was moved to appropriations. The bill makes technical corrections to California's online notarization framework (SB 696); sponsors defended proposed platform/registration fees as anti-fraud measures and signaled willingness to drop a disputed termination-fee provision.
A presenter for Assemblymember Erwin introduced AB 19 77 as a set of technical corrections to the state's online notarization statute, intended to resolve ambiguities that could hinder implementation of remote online notarization established by SB 696.
Tim Cromartie, Deputy Secretary of State for Legislation, told the committee the Secretary of State's office identified technical…
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