Revision: Jan. 24, 2017, 12:12 p.m.
SB 143 - AS INTRODUCED
2017 SESSION
17-0952
09/04
SENATE BILL 143
AN ACT allowing for notarized signatures electronically on court documents.
SPONSORS: Sen. Lasky, Dist 13; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Rep. Wall, Straf. 6; Rep. Keans, Straf. 23; Rep. Berch, Ches. 1
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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This bill allows for the requirement of a notarized signature to be met electronically by an electronic signature under the penalty of perjury.
This bill was requested by the judicial branch.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17-0952
09/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT allowing for notarized signatures electronically on court documents.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Notarized Signatures. Amend RSA 21 by inserting after section 52 the following new section:
21:53 Notarized Signature. The requirement for a notarized signature on documents filed electronically shall be satisfied by an electronic signature "under the penalty of perjury."
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.