2020 Interim Rules on Remote Notarization of Paper Documents

Section 1

For performing a notarial act under these Rules, a notary public may charge the maximum fee prescribed by the Supreme Court unless he or she waives the fee in whole or in part. The fee charged by the notary public may be paid by the principal through electronic remittance or bank transfer or any other means agreed upon by the parties.

Section 2

The principal shall shoulder all expenses in connection with the remote notarization, including expenses for the reproduction of the instrument or document and delivery thereof either by personal or courier service as required in these Rules. After any notarial act under these Rules shall have been performed and the corresponding notarial and courier service fees and expenses paid, the principal shall cause the retrieval of the notarized documents from the notary public either personally or by courier service. Miscellaneous Matters