New York A02574 amends laws to allow remote witnessing of signatures using audio-visual technology.

New York A02574 amends the banking law, estates, powers and trusts law, public health law, and real property law to allow certain practices and procedures, including meetings and notarizations, to be conducted remotely using electronic and/or audio-visual technologies. Specifically, it allows witnessing of signatures via audio-video technology if certain conditions are met, such as the person requesting the signature to present valid photo identification and the witnesses to receive a legible copy of the signature page.

New York A02574 amends laws to allow remote witnessing of signatures using audio-visual technology.

New York A02574 amends the banking law, estates, powers and trusts law, public health law, and real property law to allow certain practices and procedures, including meetings and notarizations, to be conducted remotely using electronic and/or audio-visual technologies. Specifically, it allows witnessing of signatures via audio-video technology if certain conditions are met, such as the person requesting the signature to present valid photo identification and the witnesses to receive a legible copy of the signature page.