2411.1 An electronic notary may refuse to perform a notarial act for the reasons listed in Section 8 of the Act (D.C. Official Code 1-1231.07) and Section 2421 of this chapter, and shall also refuse a request to:

(a) Use a tamper-evident technology that the electronic notary does not know how to operate; or

(b) Perform an electronic notarial act if the electronic notary has a reasonable belief that a tamper-evident technology does not meet the requirements set forth in these rules.

SOURCE: § 20.3 of Regulation No. 73-13, approved May 24, 1973, published at 19 DCR 1147, 1148 (June 11, 1973); as published in 25 DCRR § 20.3; 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).