423.385 Registration regarding electronic records and notarizations -- Tamper-
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evident technology -- Standards -- Tangible copy of electronic record.
(1)A notary public shall register with the Secretary of State pursuant to KRS 423.390 if
the notary public intends to perform notarial acts:
(a)With respect to electronic records where the individual will appear before the
notary in the notary's physical presence; or
(b)As an online notary public to perform electronic notarizations by means of
communication technology.
(2)A notary public may select one
(1)or more tamper-evident technologies to perform
notarial acts in the physical presence of the individual signer with respect to
electronic records, or to perform electronic notarizations. A person may not require
a notary public to perform any notarial act with a technology that the notary public
has not selected.
(3)If the Secretary of State has established standards respecting technology to perform
notarial acts in the physical presence of the individual signer with respect to
electronic records, or to perform electronic notarizations, the technology chosen by
the notary public shall conform to those standards.
(4)A tangible copy of an electronic record containing a notarial certificate may be
accepted as satisfying any requirement that a record accepted for recording be an
original, if the notarial officer executing the notarial certificate certifies that the
tangible copy is an accurate copy of the electronic record.