(a) A notary public may select one or more tamper-evident technologies to perform notarial acts with respect to electronic records. A person may not require a notary public to perform a notarial act with respect to an electronic record with a technology that the notary public has not selected.
(b) Before a notary public performs the notary public’s initial notarial act with respect to an electronic record, a notary public shall notify the Office of the Lieutenant Governor that the notary public will be performing notarial acts with respect to electronic records and identify the technology the notary public intends to use. If the Office of the Lieutenant Governor has established standards for approval of technology pursuant to section 796, the technology must conform to the standards. If the technology conforms to the standards, the Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall approve the use of the technology.
(c) The Recorder of Deeds may accept for recording a tangible copy of an electronic record containing a notarial certificate as satisfying any requirement that a record accepted for recording be an original, if the notarial officer executing the notarial certificate certifies that the tangible copy is an accurate copy of the electronic record.