Wash. Admin. Code § 308-30-020
Words and terms used in these rules have the same meaning as in the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, RCW 42.45.010.
"Appear personally" means:
(a) Being in the same physical location as another individual and close enough to see, hear, communicate with, and exchange tangible identification credentials with that individual; or
(b) For remote notarial acts, being in a different physical location from another individual but able to see, hear, and communicate with that individual by means of communication technology.
"Commission" is equivalent to the term "license" as defined in RCW 18.235.010(6).
"Department" means the Washington state department of licensing.
"Director" means the director of the department of licensing or the director's designee.
"Electronic journal" means a chronological record of notarizations maintained by a notary public in an electronic format in compliance with these rules.
"Electronic notarial acts" means notarizations or notarial acts with respect to electronic records.
"Electronic notarial certificate" means the part of, or attachment to, an electronic record that is completed by the notary public, contains the information required under RCW 42.45.130 and the notary's official stamp, bears that notary's electronic signature, and states the facts attested to by the notary in a notarization performed on an electronic record.
"Enroll" and "enrollment" mean a process for registering a notary public with a technology provider to access and use a tamper-evident technology in order to perform electronic notarial acts.
"Principal" means:
(a) An individual whose electronic signature is notarized; or
(b) An individual, other than a witness required for an electronic notarial act, taking an oath or affirmation from the notary public.
"Remote notarial act" means a notarization that is performed using audio-video technology that meets the requirements in WAC 308-30-310 that allows for direct interaction between the notary and the individuals that are remotely located.
"Sole control" means at all times being in the direct physical custody of the notary public or safeguarded by the notary with a password or other secure means of authentication.
"Tamper-evident technology" means a set of applications, programs, hardware, software, or other technologies designed to enable a notary public to perform electronic notarial acts and to display evidence of any changes made to an electronic record.
"Technology provider" means an individual or entity that offers the services of a tamper-evident technology for electronic notarial acts.
"Venue" means the state and county where the notary public is physically located while performing a notarial act.
Wash. Admin. Code § 308-30-020
Statutory Authority: RCW 42.44.190. 06-20-061, § 308-30-020, filed 9/29/06, effective 11/1/06; 93-05-009, § 308-30-020, filed 2/5/93, effective 3/8/93. Statutory Authority: 1985 c 156 §§ 5 and 20. 85-24-025 (Order PL 571), § 308-30-020, filed 11/26/85, effective 1/1/86.