Ariz. Admin. Code § 2-12-1204

Current through Register Vol. 31, No. 1, January 3, 2025

Section R2-12-1204 - Tamper Evident Technology

A. A notary public shall select one or more tamper-evident technologies to perform electronic notarizations. The tamper-evident technology shall consist of a digital certificate complying with the X.509 standard adopted by the International Telecommunication Union or a similar industry-standard technology.

B. In performance of an electronic notarization, a notary public shall attach or logically associate the notary public's electronic signature and electronic seal to an electronic record that is the subject of a notarial act by use of the digital certificate.

C. A notary public may not perform an electronic notarization if the digital certificate:

1. Has expired;

2. Has been revoked or terminated by the issuing or registering authority;

3. Is invalid; or

4. Is incapable of authentication.

D. Renewal of the notary's digital certificate is separate from the registration process with the Secretary of State and shall be obtained from a qualified certificate authority capable of supplying certificates that comply with this section. Renewal of the certificate with the certificate authority is the responsibility of the notary.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R2-12-1204

New Section made by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 2085, effective August 1, 2003 (Supp. 03-2). R2-12-1204 renumbered from R2-12-1203 by final rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 106, effective 12/30/2019.