(a) The secretary of state shall promulgate by rule standards for online notarization in accordance with this part, including standards for credential analysis and identity proofing.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-16-305

  • Credential analysis: means a process or service operating as outlined in rules promulgated by the secretary of state, through which a third person affirms the validity of a government-issued identification credential through review of public and proprietary data sources. See Tennessee Code 8-16-302
  • Identity proofing: means a process or service operating according to criteria as outlined in rules promulgated by the secretary of state, through which a third person affirms the identity of an individual through review of personal information in public and proprietary data sources. See Tennessee Code 8-16-302
  • Online notarization: means a notarial act performed by means of two-way video and audio conference technology that meets the standards adopted under §. See Tennessee Code 8-16-302
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
(b) The secretary of state may confer with other appropriate agencies on matters relating to equipment, security, and technological aspects of the online notarization standards.
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