§ 47.1-7. Additional requirements for performing electronic notarial acts.
A. An applicant shall submit a registration form established by the Secretary for registering and being commissioned as an electronic notary public, which shall include:
1. The applicant's full legal and official notary names;
2. A description of the technology or technologies the registrant will use to create an electronic signature in performing official acts;
3. If the device used to create the registrant's electronic signature is issued or registered through a licensed authority, the name of that authority, the source of the license, the starting and expiration dates of the device's term of registration, and any revocations, annulments, or other premature terminations of any registered device of the registrant that were due to misuse or compromise of the device, with the date, cause, and nature of each termination explained in detail; and
4. The electronic mail address of the registrant.
B. The registration form shall (i) be signed by the applicant using the electronic signature described in the form; (ii) include any decrypting instructions, codes, keys, or software that allow the registration to be read; and (iii) be transmitted electronically to the Secretary.
C. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent an electronic notary from using updated technology or technologies during the term of the commission; however, the electronic notary shall notify the Secretary electronically within 90 days of installation or use of such updated technology or technologies and provide a brief description thereof.
(2007, cc. 269, 590.)
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