Rule 15 - Notarized Signatures on Electronic Documents (Notarial Acts)(a) A notarial act associated with an electronically filed document must conform to the requirements of notarial acts and signatures provided in RSA chapter 456-B and RSA chapter 294-E.(b) The signature of a person who executed an electronically filed document and the signature of a person who performed a notarial act related to such a document must be presented by: (1) The typed symbol /s/ followed by the typed name of the signer(s) (example: /s/ John Smith); or(2) The graphic representation of each signer's actual signature.(c) Any party to a case or person with standing may challenge the authenticity of the signature of a person who performed a notarial act on a document filed electronically in that case by filing an objection within 10 days after discovery that the signature is not authentic, provided that the objection is filed prior to issuance of the mandate or the close of the supreme court case. After issuance of the mandate or the close of the supreme court case, a party or person with standing who seeks to challenge the authenticity of the signature of a person who performed a notarial act on a document filed electronically may pursue appropriate relief through any otherwise available procedures.Adopted March 29, 2018, effective 3/29/2018.Comment
For requirements of notarial acts and signatures on electronic documents, see, especially, RSA 456-B:7 and RSA 294-E:2, VIII, RSA 294-E:9, and RSA 294-E:11.