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. Georgia does not authorize remote online notarization (RON) for South Carolina–commissioned notaries. South Carolina notaries may only perform electronic notarizations when the signer is physically present.

Georgia does not authorize RON for Georgia-commissioned notaries, so a Georgia notary must perform notarizations in person. A signer located in Georgia can complete a transaction with a notary located in any other state that commissions RON notaries.

Georgia recognizes notarial acts performed by notaries of other states, but has not yet enacted specific reciprocity provisions for remote online notarizations. Georgia’s current statute addressing remote online notarization and related recognition is Ga. Code Ann. §§ 44-2-21, 44-2-17, 44-14-34, 44-14-62, and 9-10-113.

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