The transformation of the Russian notary in the new economic realities

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KONSTANTIN A. KORSIK^а
ANASTASIYA A. PARFENCHIKOVA^а

^аKutafin Moscow State Law University

DOI: 10.22394/2070-8378-2020-22-1-92-97

Abstract:
The article is devoted to the review of current changes in the legislation on notaries related to the development of electronic civil circulation, analysis of existing digital risks and assessment of the role of notaries in combating them. In modern economic realities, a significant expansion of the sphere of competence of the notary is carried out by introducing completely new notarial actions into the scope of the notary’s terms of reference. At the same time, the notary does not just follow the general ‘digital’ trend, but independently makes significant efforts to effectively perform the tasks of the social sphere regulator assigned to it by the state. The creation of the Unified Notary Information System as part of the formation of the technological infrastructure to ensure the security and stability of legal relations in the context of electronic civil circulation takes to a new level the quality of notarial services and the security of legally relevant information. The role of notaries significantly increases in conditions when the use of digital technologies in the economy, public administration, social sphere becomes one of the main vectors of world development, and society and the state inevitably face the flip side of this process – digital risks that jeopardize the safety of participants in civil turnover and their property. In 2020, as part of the implementation of the national program ‘Digital Economy’, it is planned to introduce a number of innovations that will create the basis for a stable and secure ‘digital’ turnover.

Keywords:
notaryship, notary, digital rights, digitalization, digital notary, electronic document management, electronic digital signature, blockchain, information technology, Federal Notary Chamber, Unified Notary Information System, National program

Received:
February 16, 2020

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