Settings Expectations for a RON Signing Experience

Posted April 20, 2021

Identity Verification Step 1 is identity verification that requires all signing parties to pass knowledge-based authentication prior to a system performed credential ID test. A user’s ID can consist of a driver’s license, a government issued photo ID or passport. Audio-Video…

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Federal and state governments work quickly to enable remote online notarization to meet global crisis

Posted January 12, 2021

As more businesses are forced to work remotely due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis, several federal and state governments are moving quickly to enable fully electronic processes to keep businesses operating. On March 18, 2020, Senate Bill 3533, the…

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The changing laws on remote online notarization

Posted August 22, 2020

On July 25, 2000, the first paperless real estate transaction took place in Broward County in Florida. That transaction involved a home purchase and financing and took less than five minutes to record. Immediately, recorded documents were returned to the…

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State Laws Authorizing Remote e-Notarization

Posted August 3, 2020

Emergency orders and guidance issued by states on RON do not necessarily conform with the ALTA-MBA model or RULONA standards for consumer protections and anti-fraud safeguards. 48 states and the District of Columbia have either passed a RON law or…

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Electronic Notarization vs. Remote Notarization

Posted June 16, 2020

It’s important to distinguish between eNotarization and remote notarization. While they sound similar, there’s a key difference. The first allows documents to be signed and notarized digitally BUT requires the signer to be present in the same room as the…

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