(e) Notification of loss or theft of a stamping device under 57 Pa.C.S. § 318(b) 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 stamping device was lost or stolen. For the purpose of this subsection, the terms ‘‘loss’’ or ‘‘lost’’ include stamping devices that are misplaced, destroyed or otherwise made unavailable. The terms ‘‘loss’’ or ‘‘lost’’ do not include the destruction of the stamping device on resignation, death or incompetency under 57 Pa.C.S. § 318(a)(2) and (3). For the purpose of this subsection, the terms ‘‘theft’’ and ‘‘stolen’’ include compromised security and unauthorized access to a stamping device. The notification must include all of the following:

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