2415.1 An electronic seal may be used to authenticate an electronic notarial act if the electronic notarial certificate conforms to the requirements set forth in Sections 15 and 16 of the Act (D.C. Official Code §§ 1-1231.14 and 1-1231.15).

2415.2 The electronic seal of an electronic notary shall be a digital image that appears in the likeness or representation of a traditional physical notary public official seal meeting the requirements of Section 17 of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 1-1231.16 and Section 2404 of this chapter.

2415.3 The tamper-evident technology used to attach an electronic notary's electronic seal shall not be used for any purpose other than performing electronic notarial acts under Sections 20 and 21 of the Act (D.C. Official Code §§ 1-1231.19 and 1-1231.20) and this chapter.

2415.4 Only the electronic notary shall authenticate an electronic notarial record with the notary's official seal.

SOURCE: §§ 23.1, 23.2, 23.3, 23.4, 23.5, and 23.6 of Regulation No. 73-13, approved May 24, 1973, as published at 19 DCR 1147 (June 11, 1973); as amended at 25 DCRR §§ 23.1, 23.2, 23.3, 23.4, 23.5, and 23.6; 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).