Questione giuridica chiave
Whether authenticating a signature transmitted by fax was arbitrary under cantonal notarial law.
Decisione estratta
The disciplinary authority could reasonably treat a faxed signature as insufficient for notarized authentication because only an original handwritten signature satisfies the required certainty.
Motivazione estratta
The authentication act has strong probative value and requires strict safeguards; the analogy to federal practice on signatures and the risk of abuse made the canton’s view sustainable.