Remote Online Notarization – Part Two
Digital Planning Podcast: Remote Online Notarization – Part One
It’s Christmas come early in Virginia this year. As of July 1, 2024, attorneys in Virginia can officially (and permanently!) use electronic signatures to sign pleadings in Virginia’s state courts. It only took twenty-plus...more
Prior to the enactment of the temporary Emergency Video Notarization law in 2020, all notaries were required to be in the physical presence of signers—even during electronic notarization. The physical presence requirement of...more
Remote electronic notarization is now permanent in the state of New York, and notaries who register with the Department of State beginning Feb. 1, 2023, and comply with the new rules, will be able to perform electronic...more
Digital technologies are paving the way for more convenient and efficient transactions. Paper documents and wet-ink signatures are being replaced by their electronic equivalents, and “in-person” appearances can now be...more
Given the increase in virtual working environments due to COVID-19, many lenders are exploring electronic notarization, remote online notarization (RON), and even electronic signatures. While the pandemic may have spurred...more
Notarization and recording are key step in closing transactions, but since the outbreak of COVID-19, these often overlooked components have gained renewed attention due to the difficulty of traditional recording and...more
Companies are searching alternative ways to have a wide range of documents (internal and external) signed safely under the new safe-distance rules and while dispersed. Join Locke Lord for a complimentary 60-minute webinar...more
Originally published on March 26, 2020 - To slow or stop the spread of COVID-19, or the coronavirus, federal, state and local authorities and health organizations across the world are strongly advising, and in many cases...more
On April 9, 2020, Gov. Bill Lee issued Executive Order 26, which temporarily suspends the requirement for “in person” witnessing and notarization of certain documents including Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, and Deeds,...more
With a few notable exceptions, the Delaware Supreme Court has relaxed the requirement for notarization of most documents filed in the Delaware state courts. The order suspends any state court requirement for a sworn,...more
New York now permits remote witnessing of certain documents and expands standby guardian designations. Executive Order 202.14, dated April 7, 2020, amends several New York laws regulating the witnessing of documents to...more
With so many people working from home and the many government-mandated stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus pandemic, it is difficult – if not impossible – to bring people together for an in-person signature. Our...more
The COVID-19 outbreak has clearly led to many disruptions in the workplace, including an increasing amount of employers encouraging, and in some cases requiring, their employees to work remotely....more
As the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the ability of parties to get together to execute and acknowledge documents, and potentially closes the clerks’ and recorders’ offices where conveyance documents need to be recorded, parties...more