75 Ind. Admin. Code 7-6-1

Current through November 6, 2024
Section 75 IAC 7-6-1 - Prohibition against entering personal information in an electronic journal

Authority: IC 33-42-16-2

Affected: IC 33-42-17-8

Sec. 1.

(a) A notary public (other than a court clerk notarizing instruments for the court) shall not record in the notary's record journal:
(1) an identification number that was assigned by a governmental agency or by the United States to the principal and that is set forth on the identification card or passport presented as identification;
(2) any other number that could be used to identify the principal of the document; or
(3) a biometric identifier, including a fingerprint, voice print, and retina or iris image.
(b) This section does not prohibit a notary public from recording a number related to the mailing address of the principal of the document or the instrument.
(c) This section does not apply to the audio visual recording required by a remote notary public performing a remote notarial act.
(d) A notary public who inadvertently records information prohibited under subsection (a) must redact such information prior to providing public access to or copies of the notary record book.
(e) Upon a remote notary public's learning that an electronic journal is lost, stolen, or compromised, the remote notary public shall notify the secretary of state within fifteen (15) days.

75 IAC 7-6-1

Secretary of State; 75 IAC 7-6-1; filed 3/26/2020, 1:09 p.m.: 20200401-IR-075190329FRA, eff 3/31/2020, see Executive Order 20-15