8 Colo. Code Regs. § 1505-11-1

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 22, November 25, 2024

Rule 8 CCR 1505-11-1 - Definitions

1.1 "Approved course of instruction" means a live classroom or webcast course approved by the Secretary of State.

1.2 "Approved vendor" means a vendor approved by the Secretary of State who provides an approved course of instruction to notaries and prospective notaries for a fee.

1.3 "Course provider" means an entity other than an individual that uses the Secretary of State's curriculum, in addition to any entity-specific practices, to provide notary training to its employees or members free of charge.

1.4 "DAN" means the unique document authentication number issued by the Secretary of State and required by section 24-21-520(3), C.R.S., for electronic notarizations.

1.5 "Electronic notarization" means a notary's notarization of electronic records that includes the notary's and the document signer's electronic signatures.

1.6 "Electronic notarization software" means any software, coding, disk, card, certificate, or program that creates and affixes the notary's electronic signature.

1.7 "Legal proceeding or disciplinary action based on the applicant's or notary public's fraud, dishonesty, or deceit" in section 24-21-523(1)(d), C.R.S., means any civil or criminal matter conducted either judicially or administratively concerning activities involving fraud, deceit, or the other violations listed in Rule 1.8.

1.8 "Misdemeanor involving dishonesty" in section 24-21-523(1)(c), C.R.S., means a violation of, or a conspiracy to violate, a civil or criminal law involving fraud, dishonesty, bribery, perjury, larceny, theft, robbery, extortion, forgery, counterfeiting, embezzlement, misappropriation of property, or any other offense adversely affecting a person's fitness to serve as a notary public.

1.9 "New applicant" means a person seeking a commission as a Colorado notary for the first time or a formerly commissioned notary in Colorado whose commission has been expired for more than 30 days.

8 CCR 1505-11-1

37 CR 21, November 10,2014, effective 11/30/2014

41 CR 11, June 10, 2018, effective 7/1/2018

44 CR 01, January 10, 2021, effective 1/30/2021

45 CR 04, February 25, 2022, effective 3/17/2022

45 CR 15, August 10, 2022, effective 7/1/2022

45 CR 18, September 25, 2022, effective 10/15/2022