SmartAdvocate & NotaryLive partner to embed remote online notarization, eliminating legal delays and streamlining ...

Notarizing documents entirely over video was a matter of safety at the beginning of the pandemic, when people were eager to refinance their homes or take out loans but hesitant to congregate in person ...

At the onset of the pandemic, North Carolina passed a law allowing emergency remote notarization and oaths by live video (e.g., Facetime, WebEx, Zoom). This emergency law had a built-in sunset of ...

Remote online notarization (RON) continues to stake its claim as a critical innovation for real estate professionals and homebuyers, opening the door for faster closings and largely eliminating the ...

Bipartisan voice vote brings federal legislation of RON closer to reality. Mortgage industry organizations were celebrating Monday after the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to allow ...

Prior to the enactment of the temporary Emergency Video Notarization law in 2020, all notaries were required to be in the physical presence of signers—even during electronic notarization. The physical ...

In real estate transactions, any document intended to be recorded needs to be notarized. Until recently, in most jurisdictions that meant the signer and notary had to be physically present together.

DocMagic added in-person electronic notarization to Total eClose, expanding digital closing options where RON isn’t allowed. IPEN, permitted in 46 states and D.C., lets lenders deliver fully ...

STATEWIDE — Remote notarization is back. It was a law that was passed temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic that was popular amongst attorneys, and now it has been made permanent. New York has ...

On Dec. 22, 2021, Gov. Kathy Hochul authorized remote online notarization in New York. This article discusses the significant data privacy questions that must be addressed as we navigate through this ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WREX) — The Illinois Secretary of State's office is launching a new Electronic Notary system that allows residents to notarize documents remotely. This system, also known as ...