§ 320. Notification regarding performance of notarial act on electronic record; selection of technology.
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§ 320. Notification regarding performance of notarial act on electronic record; selection of technology.
(a)Selection.-- A notary public may select one or more tamper-evident technologies to perform notarial acts with respect to electronic records. A person may 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.
(b)Notice and approval.--
(1)Before a notary public performs the initial notarial act with respect to an electronic record, a notary public shall notify the department that the notary public will be performing notarial acts with respect to electronic records and identify each technology the notary public intends to use.
(2)If the department has established standards for approval of technology under section 327 (relating to regulations), the technology must conform to the standards. If the technology conforms to the standards, the department shall approve the use of the technology.
(c)Certification of tangible copies.-- A recorder of deeds may accept for recording a tangible copy of an electronic record containing a notarial certificate as satisfying any requirement that the record be an original, if the notarial officer executing the notarial certificate certifies that the tangible copy is an accurate copy of the electronic record.
57c320v
(Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.1030, No.97, eff. imd.)
2020 Amendment. Act 97 added subsec. (c).
57c321s