Remote Online Notary
Notary Near Me in California
Online notarization is legal in all 50 states for individuals
~ Even if the notary is located in a different state.
Trusted leader in the emerging loan signing and general notarization landscape.
Online notaries can notarize Power of Attorney, affidavits, court filings, etc.
Accepted by
Most
California Counties
Is Online Notarization Legal in California?
Answer: No. Remote Online Notarization is not yet legal for notaries to perform within California. However, it is lawful for a California resident to get an online notarization from notary in a different state.
The California state legislature is currently considering legalizing RON thanks to California Assembly Bill 1093. Remote Online Notarization could be approved in California by 2023.
What types of online notarizations are permitted in California?
Online notaries are authorized to perform the following types of notarial acts in California state:
- Acknowledgments: An official acknowledgment from a signer to a notary that a document has been willingly signed.
- Verification of an oath or affirmation: The notary witnesses an oath or affirmation that the contents of the document being signed are factual.
If I get a document notarized online in California (by someone in a different state), will it be recognized?
Answer: Yes. Online notarial acts performed outside California will generally be recognized by counties in California, including others states that have not yet passed RON laws. Specifics will vary depending on the other state’s requirements, but established precedents have set forth that online notarial acts carried out within compliance with the applicable state RON law can be recognized as valid across state lines.
How to Get Started Notarizing Online
Simply enter your email address in the form below to get started right away notarizating your document online.
The process is no more than 10 minutes. We'll put you in a meeting with one of our on-demand certified notaries within minutes to walk you through the steps of getting a final notarized document signed, sealed, and delivered 100% online.
Upload.
Verify ID.
Meet Online.
All in about 10 minutes. Only $25.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does online notarization work?
Upload a document to our secure servers, follow the prompt for our ID analysis and robust identity authentication process. Finally, meet with the commissioned notary public in a live video meeting to review, sign, and complete the notarization process for your documents. This includes the notary signing and attaching his or her seal to the document. After the 10 minute process is completed, your document will be available for download.
To start an on-demand online notarization session, simply enter your email on https://bluenotary.us.
What documents can be notarized on BlueNotary?
Any digitized document (PDF) or image can be uploaded for notarization on the BlueNotary platform. To start an on-demand online notarization session, simply enter your email on the homepage and get your document notarized in about 10 minutes.
Can you Notarize documents from overseas?
If the document pertains to matters based in the United States, we can help get your documents notarized even without a SSN through our exclusive Biometric Verification.
What types of documents can be notarized on BlueNotary?
BlueNotary can perform any notarization that is legal for online notarization in the state where the notary is commissioned. Some documents, such as birth certificates, death certificates, and court documents often require in-person notarizations or qualified witnesses. It's always best to check with the party that requires the notarized document to make sure that online notarizations are acceptable.
See here our full list of acceptable documents.
Is online notarization legal?
Yes. We can legally notarize documents online in all 50 U.S. states.
All notaries on the BlueNotary platform are certified and fully commissioned in their respective states.
Numerous states have passed laws authorizing their notaries to perform online notarizations. These online notarizations are accepted across the country due to a long-standing body of laws in each state that specifically provides for recognition and acceptance of out-of-state notarizations.
What is the identity verification process?
BlueNotary utilizes two-point identification processes which incorporates knowledge-based identification or biometrics scanning with live credential evaluation. Biometric forensic analysis performs facial scans in tandem with ID scanning. Knowledge-based identification (KBA) uses a series of 5 personal questions to verify the signer's identity, and credential verification uses visual and electronic analysis of the signer's physical ID to confirm their identity.