§1921. Notification regarding performance of notarial act on electronic record; selection of technology; acceptance of tangible copy of electronic record
(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)
(WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
1. Selection of technology. A notarial officer may select one or more tamper-evident technologies to perform notarial acts with respect to electronic records. A person may not require a notarial officer to perform a notarial act with respect to an electronic record with a technology that the notarial officer has not selected.
[PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §8 (AFF).]
2. Notification to Secretary of State. Before a notarial officer performs the notarial officer's initial notarial act with respect to an electronic record, the notarial officer shall notify the Secretary of State that the notarial officer will be performing notarial acts with respect to electronic records and identify the technology the notarial officer intends to use. If the Secretary of State has established by rule standards for approval of technology pursuant to section 1928, the technology must conform to the rules. The Secretary of State shall determine whether the technology proposed by the notarial officer is approved for use in this State.
[PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §8 (AFF).]
3. Tangible copy of electronic record. A register of deeds may accept for recording a tangible copy of an electronic record containing a notarial certificate as satisfying any requirement that a record accepted for recording be an original if the notarial officer executing the notarial certificate certifies that the tangible copy is an accurate copy of the electronic record.
[PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §8 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §8 (AFF).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 39: REVISED UNIFORM LAW ON NOTARIAL ACTS (WHOLE CHAPTER TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
4 §1901. Short title (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
4 §1902. Definitions (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
4 §1903. Applicability (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
4 §1904. Authority to perform notarial act (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
4 §1905. Requirements for certain notarial acts (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
4 §1906. Personal appearance required (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
4 §1907. Identification of individual (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
4 §1908. Authority to refuse to perform notarial act (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
4 §1909. Signature if individual unable to sign (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
4 §1910. Notarial act in this State (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
4 §1911. Notarial act in another state (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
4 §1913. Notarial act under federal authority (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
4 §1914. Foreign notarial act (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
4 §1916. Certificate of notarial act (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
4 §1917. Short form certificates (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
4 §1918. Official stamp (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
4 §1919. Stamping device (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
4 §1920. Journal (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
4 §1923. Examination of notary public (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
4 §1925. Database of notaries public (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
4 §1926. Prohibited acts (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
4 §1927. Validity of notarial acts (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
4 §1928. Rules (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
4 §1929. Notary public commission in effect (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
4 §1930. Savings clause (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
4 §1931. Uniformity of application and construction (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
4 §1933. Effective date (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)