2414.1 An electronic notary shall use a tamper-evident technology that complies with Section 2410 to produce the notary's electronic signature in a manner that is capable of independent verification.

2414.2 An electronic notary shall take reasonable steps to ensure that no other individual may possess or access the notary's electronic signature.

2414.3 An electronic notary shall keep in the sole control of the notary all or any part of a tamper-evident technology whose exclusive purpose is to perform electronic notarial acts.

2414.4 For the purposes of this section, "capable of independent verification" means that any interested individual may confirm through ONCA that an electronic notary who signed an electronic record in an official capacity had authority at that time to perform electronic notarial acts.

SOURCE: § 22.3 of Regulation No. 73-13, approved May 24, 1973, as published at 19 DCR 1147 (June 11, 1973); as amended at 25 DCRR § 22.3; as amended by the New Columbia Statehood Initiative and Omnibus Boards and Commissions Reform Amendment Act of 2014, effective May 2, 2015 (D.C. Law 20-271; 62 DCR 1884 (February 13, 2015)); 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).