Kan. Admin. Regs. § 7-43-14 - Official stamp for an electronic record

(a) Any notary public shall affix an official stamp to a notarial certificate that is affixed to or logically associated with the electronic record.

(b) When affixed to an electronic record, the official stamp on a notarial certificate shall be clear, legible, and photographically reproducible. An official stamp shall not be required to be within a minimum or maximum size when photographically reproduced on an electronic record. Each official stamp used shall include the following:

(1) The notary public's name exactly as indicated on the notary public's commission;

(2) the words "State of Kansas" and "Notary Public";

(3) the notary public's commission number; and

(4) the date of expiration of the notary public's commission.

(c) Each notary public's stamping device shall be retained under the notary public's sole control. A notary public shall not disclose any access information used to affix the notary public's electronic signature or official stamp to electronic records, except when required by a court order or subpoena.

(d) Each notary public shall promptly notify the secretary on actual knowledge of the theft, vandalism, or unauthorized use by another person of the notary public's stamping device.

(e) When a notary public resigns a commission or a notary public's commission is revoked, the notary public shall request the provider of the notary public's digital certificate to revoke the digital certificate and provide evidence of the revocation to the secretary.

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Kan. Admin. Regs. § 7-43-14

Authorized by K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 53-5a27; implementing K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 53-5a16, 53-5a18, and 53-5a19; effective, T-7-6-30-22, June 30, 2022; effective Oct. 28, 2022; adopted by Kansas Register Volume 41, No. 41; effective 10/28/2022; amended by Kansas Register Volume 42, No. 50; effective 12/29/2023.