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Accredited immigration representative (AIR) A non-profit organization recognized by the Board of Immigration
Appeals under 8 C.F.R. 292.29(a) and employees of those organizations
accredited under 8 C.F.R. 292.29(d).
Acknowledgment A declaration by an individual before a notarial officer that the individual
has signed a record for the purpose stated therein. If the record is signed
in a representative capacity, the individual signed the record with proper
authority and signed it as the act of the individual or entity identified in the
record.
Audio-video communication A form of communication by which a person is able to see, hear, and
communicate with another person in real time using electronic means.
Communication Technology An electronic device or process that allows a notary public and a remotely
located individual to communicate with each other simultaneously by
audio-video communication.
Credential A tangible record evidencing the identity of a person, including a valid,
unexpired identification card or other document issued by the federal
government or any state government that contains the photograph and
signature of the principal.
Digital certificate A computer-based record or electronic file used by a notary public, or
applicant for commission as an electronic notary public, for the purpose
of creating an official electronic signature. The digital certificate shall be
kept in the exclusive control of the electronic notary public.
Dynamic knowledge-based authentication An identity assessment that is based on a set of questions formulated from
assessment (DKBA) public or private data sources for which the person taking the assessment
has not previously provided an answer that meets any rules adopted by
the secretary of state.
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Electronic Of or relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless,
optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.
Electronic document Information that is created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or
stored by electronic means.
Electronic notarial act An act that an electronic notary public is authorized to perform. The term
includes:
1. Taking an acknowledgment.
2. Administering an oath or affirmation.
3. Executing a jurat.
3. Certifying a true and correct copy.
4. Performing such other duties as may be prescribed by statute.
Electronic notarial certificate The portion of a notarized electronic document that is completed by an
online notary public and contains the following:
1. The electronic notary public's electronic signature, electronic seal, title,
and commission expiration date.
2. Other required information concerning the date and placement of the
electronic notarization.
3. The facts attested to or certified by the electronic notary public in the
particular notarization.
4. An electronic notarial certificate includes the form of an:
- acknowledgment, jurat, verification on oath or affirmation, or verification
of witness or attestation that is completed remotely by an electronic
notary public and:
• Contains the electronic notary's electronic signature, electronic seal, title
and commission, and expiration date.
• Contains other required information concerning the date and place of
the electronic notarization.
• Otherwise conforms to the requirements for an acknowledgment, jurat,
verification on oath or affirmation, or verification of witness or attestation
under the laws of Illinois.
• Indicates that the person making the acknowledgment, oath, or
affirmation appeared.
An electronic notarial certificate includes the form 1. acknowledgment
of an: 2. jurat
3. verification on oath or affirmation, or verification of witness or
attestation that is completed remotely by an electronic notary public and:
• Contains the electronic notary's electronic signature, electronic seal, title
and commission, and expiration date.
• Contains other required information concerning the date and place of
the electronic notarization.
• Otherwise conforms to the requirements for an acknowledgment, jurat,
verification on oath or affirmation, or verification of witness or attestation
under the laws of Illinois.
• Indicates that the person making the acknowledgment, oath, or
affirmation appeared.
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Electronic notarization system: A set of applications, programs, hardware, software, or technology
enabling an electronic notary to perform electronic notarial acts through
audio-video communication.
Electronic notary public: A person commissioned by the Illinois Secretary of State to perform
electronic notarial acts.
Electronic presentation: The transmission of a quality image of a government-issued identification
credential to an electronic notary public through communication
technology for the purpose of enabling the electronic notary public to
identify the person appearing before them and to perform a credential
analysis.
Electronic record A record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by
electronic means.
Electronic seal Information within a notarized electronic document that includes:
the names, commission number, jurisdiction, and expiration date of the
commission of an electronic notary public and generally includes the
information required to be set forth in a mechanical stamp under 5 ILCS
312/3-101(b-5).
Electronic signature The official signature of the commissioned notary that is on file with the
Illinois Secretary of State and has been reduced to an electronic format
that may be attached to or logically associated with a record and
executed or adopted by an individual with the intent to sign the record.
Identity proofing: A process or service operating according to criteria approved by the
secretary of state through which a third person affirms the identity of an
individual through review of personal information from public and
proprietary data sources, including:
1. by means of dynamic knowledge-based authentication, such as a review
of personal information from public or proprietary data sources; or
2. by means of analysis of biometric data, such as facial recognition,
voiceprint analysis, or fingerprint analysis.
In a representative capacity: means...
1. for and on behalf of a corporation, partnership, trust, or other entity, as
an authorized officer, agent, partner, trustee, or other representative;
2. as a public officer, personal representative, guardian, or other
representative, in the capacity recited in the instrument;
as an attorney-in-fact for a principal; or
3. in any other capacity as an authorized representative of another
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In the presence of / appear before... Refers to:
1. Being in the same physical location as another person and close enough
to see, hear, speak to, and exchange credentials with that person.
2. Being in a different physical location from another person, but able to
see, hear, and communicate with the person by means of audio-video
communication that meets any rules adopted by the Illinois Secretary of
State.
Notarial act An act, whether performed with respect to a tangible or electronic record,
that a notary public, a remote notary public, or an electronic notary public
may perform under the laws of Illinois.
- -> "Notary acts" include:
1. taking an acknowledgment
2. administering an oath or affirmation
3. taking a verification on oath or affirmation
4. witnessing or attesting a signature
5. certifying or attesting a copy,
6. noting a protest of a negotiable instrument.
Notary Acts include... 1. taking an acknowledgment
2. administering an oath or affirmation
3. taking a verification on oath or affirmation ( jurat)
4. witnessing or attesting a signature
5. certifying or attesting a copy,
6. noting a protest of a negotiable instrument.
Notary public or notary: An individual commissioned to perform notarial acts. A notary public is a
person of proven integrity appointed and commissioned by the Illinois
Secretary of State to serve the public as a third-party impartial witness
when taking acknowledgments, witnessing or attesting signatures,
administering oaths or affirmations, taking verification upon oath or
affirmation ( jurats), and performing other acts authorized by law.
Notarization The performance of a notarial act.
Outside the United States A location outside of the geographic boundaries of a state or
commonwealth of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,
the United States Virgin Islands, any territory, any insular possession, or
any other location subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
Principal An individual:
1. Whose signature is notarized.
2. Who is taking an oath or affirmation from the notary but not in the
capacity of a witness for the notarization.
Public key certificate An electronic credential used to identify an individual who signed the
electronic record with a digital certificate.
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