Changes After Commissioning

(1) An online notary public who changes his or her address, such that the online notary public no longer qualifies for either a traditional notary public commission or an online notary public commission, vacates the office of online notary public and must surrender the online notary public commission to the Secretary of State. (2) An online notary public who replaces or changes an electronic notarial certificate or electronic seal during the term of the online notary public commission must provide an updated copy of the electronic notarial certificate or electronic seal to the Secretary of State prior to conducting any notarial acts using the updated electronic notarial certificate or electronic seal. This information may be updated using the Secretary of State’s web-based Online Notary Application. (3) If at any time during the term of the online notary commission the online notary public elects to use a new vendor or technology or technologies to be used in attaching or logically associating an electronic notarial certificate, signature, and seal to an electronic document, the online notary public must provide to the Secretary of State the name of the vendor and electronic technology or technologies to be used in attaching or logically associating an electronic notarial certificate, signature, and seal to an electronic document and a copy of any necessary instructions or techniques supplied by the vendor that allow the online notary public’s electronic signature and seal to be read and authenticated prior to conducting any notarial acts using the new vendor or technology or technologies. This information may be updated using the Secretary of State’s web-based Online Notary Application. (4) If at any time during the term of the online notary public commission the online notary public elects to use a new vendor or technology or technologies to be used in conducting identity proofing and credential analysis, the online notary public must provide to the Secretary of State the name of the vendor and electronic technology or technologies to be used in conducting identity proofing and credential analysis and a copy of any necessary instructions or techniques supplied by the vendor that allow the online notary public to conduct identity proofing and credential analysis prior to conducting any notarial acts using the new vendor or technology or technologies. This information may be updated using the Secretary of State’s web-based Online Notary Application.