{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-222-27","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 27","heading":"Tamper-evident technologies to perform notarial acts; recording of documents","body":"Section 27. (a) A notary public may select 1 or more tamper-evident technologies to perform notarial acts with respect to electronic records. A person shall not require a notary public to perform a notarial act with respect to an electronic record with a technology that the notary public has not selected. Any technology approved by the state secretary pursuant to subsection (h) of section 28 and selected by a notary public shall require the notary public's electronic signature and electronic seal to be:\n(i) unique to the notary public;\n(ii) capable of independent verification;\n(iii) retained under the sole control of the notary public; and\n(iv) attached to or logically associated with the electronic record in a tamper-evident manner.\n(b) A tangible copy of an electronic record shall be accepted as the equivalent of an original document for purposes of recording said copy; provided, however, that: (i) the copy contains a notarial certificate that satisfies all requirements for an original document to be accepted for recording; (ii) the copy satisfies all requirements for recording an original document set forth in chapters 183 and 185, as applicable; and (iii) the notary public executing the notarial certificate certifies that the tangible copy is an accurate copy of the electronic record.","path":["Part III","Title I","Chapter 222"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter222/Section27","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:48Z","sha256":"17a54e6c0441163ba0ee0897ec5c902c0667fe797d913dbe018338fe553a98a9","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-222-26","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-222-28"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}