Idaho Code § 51-127 Rules

• Library: Idaho Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through the 2023 Regular Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Idaho Code § 51-127

(1) The secretary of state may adopt rules to implement this chapter. Rules adopted regarding the performance of notarial acts with respect to electronic records may not require, or accord greater legal status or effect to, the implementation or application of a specific technology or technical specification. The rules may include but are not limited to the following:

(a) Prescribing the manner of performing notarial acts regarding tangible and electronic records;

(b) Including provisions to ensure that any change to or tampering with a record bearing a certificate of a notarial act is self-evident;

(c) Including provisions to ensure integrity in the creation, transmittal, storage or authentication of electronic records or signatures;

(d) Prescribing the process of granting, renewing, conditioning, denying, suspending or revoking a notary public commission and assuring the trustworthiness of an individual holding a commission as notary public;

(e) Including provisions to prevent fraud or mistake in the performance of notarial acts;