2018 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 24 - Government - State
State Officers
Article 21 - Secretary of State - Department of State
Part 5 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts
§ 24-21-527. Rules
(1) The secretary of state may adopt rules to implement this part 5 in accordance with article 4 of this title 24. Rules adopted regarding the performance of notarial acts with respect to electronic records may not require, or accord greater legal status or effect to, the implementation or application of a specific technology or technical specification. The rules may:
(a) Prescribe the manner of performing notarial acts regarding tangible and electronic records;
(b) Include provisions to ensure that any change to or tampering with a record bearing a certificate of a notarial act is self-evident;
(c) Include provisions to ensure integrity in the creation, transmittal, storage, or authentication of electronic records or signatures;
(d) Prescribe the process of granting, renewing, conditioning, denying, suspending, or revoking a notary public commission and assuring the trustworthiness of an individual holding a commission as notary public, including rules for use of the electronic filing system;
(e) Include provisions to prevent fraud or mistake in the performance of notarial acts; and
(f) Provide for the administration of the examination under section 24-21-522 (1) and the course of study under section 24-21-522 (2).
(2) In adopting, amending, or repealing rules about notarial acts with respect to electronic records, the secretary of state shall consider, so far as is consistent with this part 5:
(a) The most recent standards regarding electronic records promulgated by national bodies, such as the National Association of Secretaries of State;
(b) Standards, practices, and customs of other jurisdictions that substantially enact this part 5; and
(c) The views of governmental officials and entities and other interested persons.
