2423. FORMAT OF JOURNALS OF NOTARIAL ACTS

2423 FORMAT OF JOURNALS OF NOTARIAL ACTS 2423.1 A tangible notarial journal shall: Be a permanent, bound book with numbered pages; and Have the capacity to record for each notarial act: The information required by Section 19 of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 1-1231.18(c)(1)-(7)); A description of the notary public’s method of identifying the individual for whom the notarial act is performed; and The individual’s signature, or the signature of an authorized party in compliance with Section 9 of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 1-1231.08), or a notation that the notarial act was a remote notarial act. 2423.2 If a notary public subject to Section 19 of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 1-1231.18) keeps an electronic journal pursuant to that provision, the electronic journal shall: Be capable of recording the same information required for a tangible notarial journal; Enable access by a password or other secure means of authentication; Be capable of creating a duplicate record of the journal as a backup; and Be capable of providing tangible or electronic copies of any entry made in the journal. 2423.3 Notaries performing remote notarial acts are not required to collect and maintain the signatures of the signers when those notarizations were performed remotely. For any remote notarial act, the notary must note in his or her journal that the notarization was performed remotely. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 012856 (October 21, 2022); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 014646 (November 3, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Business, Occupations, and Professionals 17 DCMR § 2423