| (a) An online notary public shall at all times maintain
an electronic seal and a digital certificate that includes the online
notary's electronic signature. Both the electronic seal and digital
certificate must comply with the provisions of Chapter 406, Government
Code, and this chapter.
(b) An online notary public shall replace an electronic
seal or digital certificate under the following circumstances:
(1) the electronic seal or digital certificate has
expired;
(2) the electronic seal or digital certificate has
been revoked or terminated by the device's issuing or registering
authority; or
(3) the electronic seal or digital certificate is for
any reason no longer valid or capable of authentication.
(c) An online notary public who replaces an electronic
seal or digital certificate shall provide the following to the secretary
of state within 10 days of the replacement:
(1) the electronic technology or technologies to be
used in attaching or logically associating the new electronic seal
or digital certificate to an electronic document;
(2) applicant's new digital certificate, if applicable;
(3) a copy of applicant's new electronic seal, if applicable;
and
(4) any necessary instructions or techniques supplied
by the vendor that allow the notary's electronic seal or digital certificate
to be read and authenticated.
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