Inspection; response to subpoenas and investigative requests

Inspection; response to subpoenas and investigative requests. A. Inspection. In the notary’s presence, any person may inspect an entry in the official journal of notarial acts during regular business hours, but only if: 1. the person’s identity is personally known to the notary or proven through satisfactory evidence; 2. the person affixes a signature in the journal in a separate, dated entry; 3. the person specifies the month, year, type of document, and name of the principal for the notarial act or acts sought; and 4. the person is shown only the entry or entries specified. B. If the notary has a reasonable and explainable belief that a person bears a criminal or harmful intent in requesting information from the notary’s journal, the notary may deny access to any entry or entries. C. Subpoenas and investigative requests. A request for inspection or certified copies of a journal made through an investigative request by law enforcement or by the Secretary of State or in a subpoena in the course of criminal or civil litigation, or administrative proceeding shall be complied with in the manner specified in the request or subpoena.