HB4464 H JUD AMT 2-17 #1
The Committee on the Judiciary moves to amend the title of
the bill as follows:
H. B. 4464 -- "A Bill
to amend the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §39A-
4-1, §39A-4-2, §39A-4-3, §39A-4-4, §39A-4-5, §39A-4-6 and §39A-4-7,
all relating to creating the Uniform Real Property Electronic
Recording Act; clarifying validity of electronic documents and
electronic signatures; providing for recording of electronic
documents; requiring any county clerk implementing the provisions
of the Act to comply with established standards; authorizing county
clerks to receive, index, store, archive and transmit electronic
documents; authorizing county clerks to allow public access, search
and retrieval of electronic documents; allowing county clerks to
convert paper documents accepted for recording into electronic
documents; authorizing county clerks to collect electronically any
tax or fee they are authorized by law to collect; authorizing
county clerks to agree with other jurisdictions on procedures or
processes necessary for electronic recording of documents;
authorizing the Governor's Office of Technology to work with
various interest groups to develop the standards necessary to
electronically record real property documents; setting forth areas
for consideration when adopting or changing standards; providing
for uniformity of application and construction of the act; and
providing that this act modifies, limits and supersedes certain parts of the federal Electronic signatures in Global and National
Commerce Act.
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