Notary privacy issues and collecting signer thumbprints

The practice of collecting signer thumbprints to prevent fraud is valuable but raises privacy concerns and regulations surrounding the collection of biometric data.

The risk of high-tech fraud, identity theft, and corporate data breaches threatens to expose the personal and financial information of millions of individuals, leading to proposed regulations in some states and private businesses. This impacts how Notaries collect and retain signer thumbprints.

California requires a thumbprint for all documents affecting real property and powers of attorney.

Texas prohibits recording biometric information in a journal entry.

Utah’s remote online notarization law requires an electronic journal with audio and video recordings.

In Florida, Notaries may not refuse to notarize without a thumbprint.

As Notaries, our most important duty is to verify the identity of individuals who are signing important documents. In order to ensure that the person is who they say they are.

Notaries should know their state’s regulations before collecting and using signer thumbprints.

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