The General Secretariat of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) announced the closing of the debates and public consultation process of the notaries' regulations, during a meeting headed by Justice Justiniano Montero, judge of this high court, who served as support of the drafting committee of the regulatory instrument.
The text aims to regulate the digital signature from the point of view of the notary function as authenticators of documents and digital signatures. It is a normative development that regulates 140-15, of 2015, which grants the regulatory attribution to the Plenary of the SCJ.
In its dynamic expression, the instrument in question seeks to generate a context of efficiency, efficacy and effectiveness in the notary's function, assuming the perspective of security standards regarding the notary function in the Dominican Republic, as a pillar of trust for the citizens and the legal community.
During the process, carried out in harmony with Laws No. 140-15 on Notarial Function and 126-02 on Electronic Commerce, Documents and Digital Signatures, respectively, participated the secretary general of the SCJ, César García Lucas; the general administrator of the Real Estate Registry, Ricardo Noboa, and representatives of the Judicial Power, the Attorney General's Office, the Notaries Association, the Real Estate Registry and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MIREX).
Also from the Government Office of Information and Communication Technologies (OGTIC), the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (INDOTEL), the Superintendency of Banks and the Association of Multiple Banks of the Dominican Republic (ABA). Each of these sectors presented their point of view and opinions, in an exercise of participatory and plural democracy.
The aforementioned regulation in its essential content supports and develops that the choice of the instrumentation of the notarial acts by digital means is an optional exercise; however, once this mechanism has been chosen, its regulations are of mandatory application for all notaries nationwide.
Likewise, the aforementioned normative body develops a thematic structure, which covers the following aspects: notarial act, act under private signature, the digital platform, digital certification or legalization, electronic signature, electronic index book, electronic notarial protocol, security and protection of personal data, among other topics of interest on the notarial practice.
Likewise, the draft Regulations, after exhausting the consultation process, must be heard and approved by the Plenary of the Supreme Court of Justice.
