In this chapter, the following words have the meanings indicated. Terms Defined. “Acknowledgment” means a declaration by an individual before a notarial officer that: The individual has signed a record for the purpose stated in the record; and 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. “Affirmation” means a solemn statement of truth, made under penalty of perjury before a notary public. “Communication technology” means an electronic device or process that: Allows a notary public and a remotely located individual to communicate with each other simultaneously by sight and sound; and When necessary, under and consistent with other applicable law, facilitates communication between a notary public and a remotely located individual who has a vision, hearing, or speech impairment. Notarial Act. “Notarial act” means an act, whether performed with respect to a tangible or electronic record, that a notarial officer may perform under the laws of the State. “Notarial act” includes: Taking an acknowledgment; Administering an oath or affirmation; Taking a verification on oath or affirmation; Witnessing or attesting a signature; Certifying or attesting a copy; and Noting a protest of a negotiable instrument. “Notarize” means to perform a notarial act with respect to a record. “Notarization” means the act of notarizing. “Oath” means a sworn solemn statement of truth made under penalty of perjury by an individual who believes in and appeals to a Divine Being to evidence the seriousness of the individual's actions or words. “Original notarial act” means the completion of a single notarial act involving one record. “Remote notarial act” means a notarial act performed by a notary public for a remotely located individual using communication technology. “Remote online notary vendor” is a company that provides communication technology primarily used to facilitate a notarial act for a remotely located individual and the technology offered by the vendor includes identity proofing and credential analysis that the notary public may use when required by law to identify a remotely located individual. “Remotely located individual” means an individual who is not in the physical presence of the notary public who performs a notarial act. “Verification on oath or affirmation” means a declaration made by an individual on oath or affirmation before a notarial officer that a statement in a record is true or that a remotely located individual has the identity claimed.