- (a) A person offering a communication technology that enables remote notaries public to perform notarial acts for remotely located individuals shall be approved by the department as a remote notarization technology provider before offering the technology to remote notaries commissioned in this Commonwealth.
(b) A person applying to the department for approval as a remote notarization technology provider must submit an application to the department on a form prescribed by the department. The application shall include a description of the technology, including all of the following:
- (1) Hardware and software specifications and requirements for the provider’s remote notarization technology.
- (2) A description of the types of technology used in the provider’s remote notarization technology.
- (3) A demonstration of how the technology is used to perform notarial acts with respect to remotely located individuals.
- (c) Upon a determination that the technology conforms to § 167.86 (relating to standards for approval of remote notarization technology), the department shall approve the person offering the technology as a remote notarization technology provider.