Remote Online Notarization Progress

Posted April 16, 2020

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and the American Land Title Association (ALTA) have collaborated to prepare model legislation that would provide the framework for any state to adopt an remote online notarization process. This model legislation was developed with input from an ad-hoc…

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New Texas Online Notarization Law Allows Remote Acknowledgement in Domestic and Cross-Border Transactions

Posted July 13, 2018

The 85th Session of the Texas Legislature passed H.B. 1217 to allow online notarization, making it the third state (after Virginia and Montana) to allow notaries to perform remote notarial acts. Effective on July 1, 2018, the new law enables…

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