District of Columbia Code
Chapter 12A - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts
§ 1–1231.21. Mandatory training of a notary public

(a) An applicant for a commission as a notary public in the District that does not already hold such a commission from the Mayor shall satisfactorily complete the training provided by the Mayor.
(b) The Mayor shall establish courses of study for notary publics and applicants for endorsement as electronic notaries. Trainings shall cover laws, rules, procedures, and ethics relevant to notarial acts.
(Dec. 4, 2018, D.C. Law 22-189, § 22, 65 DCR 11606.)
Applicability of D.C. Law 22-189: § 7153 of D.C. Law 23-16 repealed § 35 of D.C. Law 22-189. Therefore the creation of subsection (b) this section by D.C. Law 22-189 has been implemented.
Applicability of D.C. Law 22-189: § 35 of D.C. Law 22-189 provided that the creation of subsection (b) of this section by § 22 of D.C. Law 22-189 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
For temporary (90 days) repeal of applicability provision of D.C. Law 22-189, see § 7153 of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-112, Sept. 4, 2019, 66 DCR 11964).
For temporary (90 days) repeal of applicability provision of D.C. Law 22-189, see § 7153 of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497).

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District of Columbia Code

Title 1 - Government Organization

Chapter 12A - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts

§ 1–1231.01. Definitions

§ 1–1231.02. Applicability to future notarial acts

§ 1–1231.03. Authority to perform notarial act

§ 1–1231.04. Requirements for certain notarial acts

§ 1–1231.05. Personal appearance required

§ 1–1231.06. Identification of individual

§ 1–1231.07. Authority to refuse to perform notarial act

§ 1–1231.08. Signature if individual unable to sign

§ 1–1231.09. Notarial act in the District

§ 1–1231.10. Notarial act in another state

§ 1–1231.11. Notarial act under authority of a federally recognized Indian tribe

§ 1–1231.12. Notarial act under federal authority

§ 1–1231.13. Foreign notarial act

§ 1–1231.13a. Notarial act performed for remotely located individual

§ 1–1231.14. Certificate of notarial act

§ 1–1231.15. Short forms

§ 1–1231.16. Official seal

§ 1–1231.17. Notarial sealer

§ 1–1231.18. Journal

§ 1–1231.19. Commission as notary public; endorsement as an electronic notary; qualifications; no immunity or benefit

§ 1–1231.20. Requirement of endorsement as electronic notary; selection of technology

§ 1–1231.21. Mandatory training of a notary public

§ 1–1231.22. Grounds to deny, refuse to renew, revoke, suspend, or condition commission of notary public

§ 1–1231.23. Fees

§ 1–1231.24. Notaries public electronic database

§ 1–1231.25. Prohibited acts

§ 1–1231.26. Validity of notarial acts

§ 1–1231.27. Existing notary public commission

§ 1–1231.28. Savings clause

§ 1–1231.29. Uniformity of application and construction

§ 1–1231.30. Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act

§ 1–1231.31. Rules