Identity Assurance Levels (IAL) represent standards set by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to gauge the certainty that a claimed identity matches the real identity of an individual. The IAL framework encompasses three levels in the identity…
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In 2011, Virginia pioneered digital notarizations with House Bill 2318/Senate Bill 827, marking a shift from in-person to online notarizations. Now, 40+ states embrace this safer, simpler, and smarter way to authenticate documents. Remote online notarization (RON) employs audio-video tech,…
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You have a client in Europe who needs to sign a document before a notary public. Generally, you would instruct your client to appear before the United States Embassy for notarial services similar to the functions of a New York…
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The House on Monday passed an MBA-supported bill that would create minimum federal standards to complement more than 40 current state remote online notarization laws. The House passed H.R. 1059, the SECURE Notarization Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by Reps. Kelly…
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As Congress looks to provide solutions amidst the evolving economic challenges faced by consumers and businesses, Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Mark Warner (D-VA) have introduced S. 3533 and Representatives Madeleine Dean (D-PA) and Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) have introduced H.R. 6364. These bipartisan…
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