LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT STATEMENT
 
85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 27, 2017

TO:
Honorable Tan Parker, Chair, House Committee on Investments & Financial Services
 
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB1217 by Parker (Relating to appointment of and performance of notarial acts by an online notary public and online acknowledgment and proof of written instruments; authorizing a fee and creating a criminal offense), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

The provisions of the bill addressing felony sanctions are the subject of this analysis. The bill would amend the Government Code as it relates to the appointment of and performance of notarial acts by an online notary public and online acknowledgment and proof of written instruments. Under the provisions of the bill, an individual who, without authorization, knowingly engages in certain activities to enable an online notary public to affix an official electronic signature would commit a Class A misdemeanor.

A Class A misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of not more than $4,000, confinement in a county jail for a term not to exceed one year, or both. 

The provisions of the bill would not result in a significant impact on the demand for state correctional resources.


Source Agencies:
LBB Staff:
UP, LM, ZB