Section 27: Tamper-evident technologies to perform notarial acts; recording of documents
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Section 27.
(a)A notary public may select 1 or more tamper-evident technologies to perform notarial acts with respect to electronic records. A person shall not require a notary public to perform a notarial act with respect to an electronic record with a technology that the notary public has not selected. Any technology approved by the state secretary pursuant to subsection
(h)of section 28 and selected by a notary public shall require the notary public's electronic signature and electronic seal to be:
(i)unique to the notary public;
(ii)capable of independent verification;
(iii)retained under the sole control of the notary public; and
(iv)attached to or logically associated with the electronic record in a tamper-evident manner.
(b)A tangible copy of an electronic record shall be accepted as the equivalent of an original document for purposes of recording said copy; provided, however, that:
(i)the copy contains a notarial certificate that satisfies all requirements for an original document to be accepted for recording;
(ii)the copy satisfies all requirements for recording an original document set forth in chapters 183 and 185, as applicable; and
(iii)the notary public executing the notarial certificate certifies that the tangible copy is an accurate copy of the electronic record.