a) If an applicant who is applying for an electronic notary public commission satisfies all of the requirements for such a commission pursuant to this Part and 5 ILCS 312/2-102, the Secretary of State will:
- 1) Approve the application for a commission as an electronic notary;
- 2) Update the processing system maintained by the Office of the Secretary of State to indicate the commission of the person as an electronic notary; and
- 3) Notify the applicant of the approved application and commission as an electronic notary.
- b) If a person who is applying for an electronic notary public commission does not meet all of the requirements for application set forth in this Part and 5 ILCS 312/2-101, the Secretary of State will not commission the person as an electronic notary public. If the Secretary of State denies a commission as an electronic notary under this subsection, the Secretary of State will notify the person of that refusal.
- c) The commission of a person as an electronic notary public becomes effective at the time the processing system maintained by the Secretary of State has been updated pursuant to subsection (a)(2) to indicate such a commission.
(Source: Added at 47 Ill. Reg. 8640, effective June 5, 2023)