(A) An electronic certificate of authority evidencing the authenticity of the official electronic signature and electronic seal of an electronic notary public of this State shall substantially contain the following words:

"Certificate of Authority for an Electronic Notarial Act

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 26-2-180

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

I, ______________ [name, title, jurisdiction of commissioning official] certify that ________________ [name of electronic notary], the person named as an electronic notary public in the attached or associated document, was indeed registered as an electronic notary public for the State of South Carolina and authorized to act as such at the time of the document’s electronic notarization.

To verify this Certificate of Authority for an Electronic Notarial Act, I have included herewith my electronic signature this _________ day of ___________, 20__.

[Electronic signature and electronic seal of the commissioning official]".

(B) The Secretary of State may charge ten dollars for issuing an electronic certificate of authority.

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