California Online Notary Request

 According to the California Secretary of State, California law will recognize an out-of-state notarial act “if it is taken in accordance with the law of the place where the acknowledgment is made. (California Civil Code 1189(b)).”  It is for this reason that we are able to serve so many California signers. 

With traditional notary California signers have to personally appear in the physical presence of the notary public. 

Now with remote online notarization, the signer and the notary do not have to be physically present with one another for the notarial act to be considered valid and legal. Instead, the signer can be considered to be legally “appearing” by audio-videoconference. 

Because the signer can appear by videoconference, they can be located anywhere in the world during the notary session. And the notarial act will be legally valid under state law.  Performing an online notarization makes the process dramatically faster, easier, and safer than an in-person traditional or mobile notary service.

There are many reasons why an online notary is safer. Because the online notary session is recorded, any indications of coercion, duress, or other wrongdoing can be reviewed after the session’s completion. With remote online notary, the signer’s identity is confirmed using a two-step process of credential analysis and knowledge based authentication of KBA. Identity fraud is dramatically reduced. Each signed document in an online notary session is sealed with a tamper-evident digital signing certificate that allows for easy detection of any unauthorized changes to the document.