Remote and Electronic Notarization Flashcards
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What must be attached to or logically associated with an electronic record notarized by a Montana notary?
Answer: The notary's electronic signature and official electronic stamp
An electronic notarial certificate must include the notary's electronic signature and electronic official stamp attached to or logically associated with the record.
A Montana notary's electronic signature must be 'tamper-evident.' What does this mean?
Answer: Any change to the record after notarization is detectable
Tamper-evident technology makes any alteration to the electronic record after the notarial act evident to anyone examining it.
Which of the following signers could a Montana notary identify by 'oath or affirmation of a credible witness' during a remote online notarization?
Answer: A signer whose identity is verified by a credible witness who appears in the session and is identified by the notary as required by law
Montana permits identification of a remotely located individual through a credible witness who appears before the notary (in person or remotely) and is properly identified.
When a Montana remote notary resigns or their commission expires, what happens to their obligation regarding RON recordings?
Answer: The recordings must still be retained for the full required period or transferred to a designated custodian or repository
The 10-year retention obligation survives resignation or expiration; recordings must be preserved by the former notary, a guardian or personal representative, or a designated repository.
A title company asks a Montana notary to remotely notarize a deed for Montana real property while the signer is vacationing in France. Is this permissible?
Answer: Yes, because the record involves property located in the United States
A remotely located signer may be outside the U.S. when the record involves property located in the United States, so a Montana deed qualifies.
Which of the following is a Montana notary PROHIBITED from doing in a remote online notarization?
Answer: Notarizing when the signer's identity could not be verified through the required methods
A notary must refuse to perform the act if the remotely located individual's identity cannot be verified by the methods the law requires.
What is 'identity proofing' in Montana's remote notarization framework?
Answer: A process to verify a person's identity through review of personal information from public or proprietary data sources, such as KBA
Identity proofing verifies an individual through third-party data sources, commonly implemented as knowledge-based authentication questions.