Authority to perform notarial act

(a) A notarial officer may perform a notarial act authorized by this chapter or by law of the District other than this chapter. (b) A notarial officer shall not perform a notarial act if: (1) The record is incomplete or blank; (2) The notarial officer or the officer's spouse is a party to the record; (3) The notarial officer or the officer's spouse has a direct beneficial interest in the record; or (4) The notarial officer does not read or understand the language in which the certificate of notarial act is written. (c) A notarial act performed in violation of this section is voidable. (d) A notarial officer may certify that a tangible copy of an electronic record is an accurate copy of the electronic record.