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§ 4314 Official electronic journal of notarial acts.

29 DE Code § 4314 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) A notary performing electronic notarial acts shall keep, maintain, protect and provide for lawful inspection an electronic journal of notarial acts. The Secretary shall establish standards for the maintenance of electronic journals.

(b) For every electronic notarial act, the notary shall record in the journal at the time of notarization the following:

(1) The date and time of day of the notarial act;

(2) The type of notarial act;

(3) The type, title or a description of the document or proceeding;

(4) The printed name and address of each person whose signature is notarized or who requests a notarial act;

(5) The evidence of identity of each principal, in the form of either:

(6) The fee, if any, charged for the notarial act; and,

(7) Such other information as the notary may deem to be necessary and appropriate.

(c) A notary shall not record a Social Security or credit card number in the journal.

(d) A notary shall keep the official journal secure under the notary’s exclusive control and shall not allow it to be used by any other person.

(e) A notary shall maintain a backup record of an electronic journal and ensure protection of such backup record from unauthorized use. The Secretary shall establish standards for backup records.

76 Del. Laws, c. 253, § 1.

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