State RON Laws

A notary and signer(s) meet in a real-time audio-visual session to execute the notarial act. The session includes identity verification that complies with the requirements of the notary's commissioning state. All parties have the tools necessary to complete the document on the Proof platform. Once the notary completes the notarial act, the document is locked with a tamper-seal as a security measure, and an audit trail provides a record of user actions taken during the transaction.

Yes. Remote notarizations involve the same notarial acts executed in person and are as legally valid as paper-based notarizations. The difference lies in the use of technology and process requirements outlined by each state to ensure that a remote notarization is properly executed.

No. Alabama does not authorize remote online notarization (RON) for Alabama-commissioned notaries. Alabama notaries are required to use a wet-ink signature on notarized documents.

An Alabama notary must be located in Alabama at the time of executing a remote-ink notarization and must apply a wet-ink signature on the document. The notary can conduct the session with a signer located in any state, or potentially abroad if the document is intended for US-related matters and the signer’s jurisdiction does not prohibit the act. A signer located in Alabama can complete a transaction with a notary located in any other state that commissions RON notaries.

Yes. Notarial acts properly performed by notaries commissioned in other states (including RON where authorized) are valid in Alabama under interstate recognition under Ala. Code §§ 35-4-26 & 35-4-27

Proof cannot guarantee acceptance of documents. Signers should verify that recipients will accept RON-executed documents.