2410.1 A tamper-evident technology shall comply with these rules:

1. (a) A technology provider shall enroll only notaries public who have been issued an electronic notary endorsement pursuant to Section 2400.
2. (b) A technology provider shall take reasonable steps to ensure that a notary public who has selected that provider's technology has the knowledge to use it to perform electronic notarial acts in compliance with these rules.
3. (c) A tamper-evident technology shall require access to the system by a password or other secure means of authentication.
4. (d) A tamper-evident technology shall enable a notary public to affix the notary's electronic signature and electronic seal in a manner that attributes such signature and seal to the notary, and in such a manner that a party that sought the notary's signature and seal on one (1) or more documents, or who seeks access to one (1) or more documents containing that signature and seal, can detect unauthorized tampering or alteration of the electronic document after it has been digitally signed by the electronic notary.

SOURCE: §§ 20.1 and 20.2 of Regulation No. 73-13, approved May 24, 1973, published at 19 DCR 1147, 1148 (June 11, 1973); as published in 25 DCRR §§ 20.1 and 20.2; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 9099 (July 1, 2016); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 012856 (October 21, 2022); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 014646 (November 3, 2023).