{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-16-302","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-16-302","heading":"Part definitions","body":"As used in this part: (1) \"Appear\" or \"appearance\" or \"personally appear\" means: (A) Appearing physically before a notary public; or (B) Appearing before an online notary public by means of an interactive two-way audio and video communication that meets the online notarization requirements under rules promulgated by the secretary of state; (2) \"Credential analysis\" means a process or service operating as outlined in rules promulgated by the secretary of state, through which a third person affirms the validity of a government-issued identification credential through review of public and proprietary data sources; (3) \"Electronic\" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities; (4) \"Electronic document\" means information that is created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means; (5) \"Electronic notarial certificate\" means the portion of a notarized electronic document that is completed by an online notary public and contains the following: (A) The online notary public's electronic signature, electronic seal, title, and commission expiration date; (B) Other information required by the secretary of state in rule concerning the date and place of the online notarization; and (C) The facts attested to or certified by the online notary public in the particular notarization; (6) \"Electronic seal\" means information within a notarized electronic document that confirms the online notary public's name, jurisdiction, identifying number, and commission expiration date and generally corresponds to information in notary seals used on paper documents; (7) \"Electronic signature\" means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with an electronic document and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the electronic document; (8) \"Identity proofing\" means a process or service operating according to criteria as outlined in rules promulgated by the secretary of state, through which a third person affirms the identity of an individual through review of personal information in public and proprietary data sources; (9) \"Notarial act\" means the performance by an online notary public of a function authorized under § 8-16-112 ; (10) \"Online notarization\" means a notarial act performed by means of two-way video and audio conference technology that meets the standards adopted under § 8-16-305 ; (11) \"Online notary public\" means a notary public who is a commissioned notary public and has been additionally commissioned to perform online notarizations as outlined in this part; (12) \"Principal\" means an individual: (A) Whose electronic signature is notarized in an online notarization; or (B) Who appears before and provides an acknowledgement of or takes an oath or affirmation from the online notary public but not in the capacity of a witness for the online notarization; and (13) \"Remote presentation\" means transmission to the online notary public through communication technology of an image of a government-issued identification credential that is of sufficient quality to enable the online notary public to: (A) Identify the individual seeking the online notary public's services; and (B) Perform credential analysis. Added by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 931, s 2, eff. 7/1/2019.\nAs used in this part:\n(1) \"Appear\" or \"appearance\" or \"personally appear\" means: (A) Appearing physically before a notary public; or (B) Appearing before an online notary public by means of an interactive two-way audio and video communication that meets the online notarization requirements under rules promulgated by the secretary of state;\n(A) Appearing physically before a notary public; or\n(B) Appearing before an online notary public by means of an interactive two-way audio and video communication that meets the online notarization requirements under rules promulgated by the secretary of state;\nve two-way audio and video communication that meets the online notarization requirements under rules promulgated by the secretary of state;\n(A) Appearing physically before a notary public; or\n(B) Appearing before an online notary public by means of an interactive two-way audio and video communication that meets the online notarization requirements under rules promulgated by the secretary of state;\n(2) \"Credential analysis\" means a process or service operating as outlined in rules promulgated by the secretary of state, through which a third person affirms the validity of a government-issued identification credential through review of public and proprietary data sources;\n(3) \"Electronic\" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities;\n(4) \"Electronic document\" means information that is created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means;\n(5) \"Electronic notarial certificate\" means the portion of a notarized electronic document that is completed by an online notary public and contains the following: (A) The online notary public's electronic signature, electronic seal, title, and commission expiration date; (B) Other information required by the secretary of state in rule concerning the date and place of the online notarization; and (C) The facts attested to or certified by the online notary public in the particular notarization;\n(A) The online notary public's electronic signature, electronic seal, title, and commission expiration date;\n(B) Other information required by the secretary of state in rule concerning the date and place of the online notarization; and\n(C) The facts attested to or certified by the online notary public in the particular notarization;\n(6) \"Electronic seal\" means information within a notarized electronic document that confirms the online notary public's name, jurisdiction, identifying number, and commission expiration date and generally corresponds to information in notary seals used on paper documents;\n(7) \"Electronic signature\" means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with an electronic document and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the electronic document;\n(8) \"Identity proofing\" means a process or service operating according to criteria as outlined in rules promulgated by the secretary of state, through which a third person affirms the identity of an individual through review of personal information in public and proprietary data sources;\n(9) \"Notarial act\" means the performance by an online notary public of a function authorized under § 8-16-112 ;\n(10) \"Online notarization\" means a notarial act performed by means of two-way video and audio conference technology that meets the standards adopted under § 8-16-305 ;\n(11) \"Online notary public\" means a notary public who is a commissioned notary public and has been additionally commissioned to perform online notarizations as outlined in this part;\n(12) \"Principal\" means an individual: (A) Whose electronic signature is notarized in an online notarization; or (B) Who appears before and provides an acknowledgement of or takes an oath or affirmation from the online notary public but not in the capacity of a witness for the online notarization; and\n(A) Whose electronic signature is notarized in an online notarization; or\n(B) Who appears before and provides an acknowledgement of or takes an oath or affirmation from the online notary public but not in the capacity of a witness for the online notarization; and\nt of or takes an oath or affirmation from the online notary public but not in the capacity of a witness for the online notarization; and\n(A) Whose electronic signature is notarized in an online notarization; or\n(B) Who appears before and provides an acknowledgement of or takes an oath or affirmation from the online notary public but not in the capacity of a witness for the online notarization; and\n(13) \"Remote presentation\" means transmission to the online notary public through communication technology of an image of a government-issued identification credential that is of sufficient quality to enable the online notary public to: (A) Identify the individual seeking the online notary public's services; and (B) Perform credential analysis.\n(A) Identify the individual seeking the online notary public's services; and\n(B) Perform credential analysis.","path":["TN Code","Title 8","Chapter 16"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"ee153d1a46b636dee5f2d5a121705623273c8c310e5e116ba706ab81afeda21a","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-16-301","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-16-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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