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 ...

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 ...

Remote online notarization surged during the Covid pandemic, and many consumers now wonder whether they can use the same technology to finalize one of their most important legal documents: a will. 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 ...

SACRAMENTO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / November 21, 2024 / SimpliGov, a leader in digital forms, workflow process automation, and electronic signature solutions for state and local government, today announced ...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill late Wednesday creating federal minimum standards, which would allow notaries nationwide to perform remote online notarizations. The legislation passed ...

The rule would codify relief from ‘physical presence’ rules for retirement plan elections that was first granted during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants may have less red tape when it ...

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 ...