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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RON Executive Orders or Emergency Legislation – State by State

Posted April 20, 2020

RON legislation has been changing rapidly over the past few weeks. From emergency legislation to Executive Orders, there are an abundance of new states allowing some form of remote notarization. Information on states that have not enacted RON legislation in…

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The Latest States To Pass Remote Online Notarization Laws

Posted April 3, 2020

The 21st-century real estate closing is radically different from closings of the past. Since 2011, there has been major acceleration for eClosings or digital closings, and laws and technology that allow eNotary or remote notary processes are the fuel. While…

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