Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has signed a new law, effective immediately, that suspends the physical presence requirements for the notarization of legal documents until three days after the current State of Emergency...more
Unusual times call for unusual measures. On May 4, 2020, the North Carolina General Assembly passed Session Law 2020-3 to relax the legal requirements associated with the execution of estate planning and other legal...more
Arizona passed Senate Bill 1030, which authorizes Arizona notaries to perform remote online notarizations, known as “RON.” RON becomes effective as of June 30, 2020. What is Remote Online Notarization (RON)?...more
• Legislative initiatives are being undertaken in New Jersey and Pennsylvania to join the growing list of states that have authorized the use of remote online notarizations (remote e-notarizations) by state-commissioned...more
In December 2018, now former Governor Kasich signed into law S.B. 263, also known as the Notary Public Modernization Act. The act overhauls Ohio’s notary laws and will allow documents to be notarized online through...more
Notary publics are the Rodney Dangerfields of the legal industry. They get no respect, yet their contributions to the legal community are priceless, particularly to real estate attorneys and title companies seeking to record...more