(b) Notification of loss or theft of the journal under 57 Pa.C.S. § 319(d) shall be made in writing or by email to the department within 15 days after the date the notary public or personal representative or guardian discovers that the journal was lost or stolen. For the purpose of this subsection, the terms ‘‘loss’’ or ‘‘lost’’ include journals that are misplaced, destroyed or otherwise made unavailable. The terms ‘‘loss’’ or ‘‘lost’’ do not include the delivery of the journal to the office of the recorder of deeds under 57 Pa.C.S. § 319(e) and (g). For the purpose of this subsection, the terms ‘‘theft’’ and ‘‘stolen’’ include compromised security and unauthorized access to a journal. The notification must include all of the following:

1. (1) A statement that the notary public does not possess the journal, journal security was compromised or the journal was accessed by an unauthorized person.
2. (2) The date the notary public discovered that the journal was lost or stolen.