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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 124
SENATE BILL NO. 1051
By Stevens
Substituted for: House Bill No. 1340
By Lamberth, Cochran, Farmer, Hardaway
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 16, Part 3, relative to online notaries
public.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-16-306(b), is amended by deleting the
language "and" in subdivision (1), by redesignating subdivision (2) as subdivision (3), and by adding
the following as a new subdivision (2):
(2) Completing a course of instruction concerning online notarization under subsection
(e) and passing an examination administered by the course provider; and
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-16-306(c)(7), is amended by deleting the
subdivision and substituting instead the following:
(7) A certification that the applicant has reviewed, understands, and will comply with
the requirements of this part and the rules promulgated by the secretary of state under this
part.
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-16-306, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(e)(1) The course of instruction on online notarization, as required under subdivision
(b)(2), must cover, at a minimum:
(A) Notarial laws;
(B) Technology prqcedures of onlirie notarizations; and
(C) Ethical requirements for online notaries.
(2) The course of instruction on online notarization must be approved by the
secretary of state or the secretary of state's authorized representative or designee.
SECTION 4. This act takes effect Jamiary 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.
SENATE BILL NO. 1051
PASSED: March 24, 2025
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SPEAKER OF THE SENATE
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CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROVED this '3:1!.._ day of Apr! J 2025
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