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. Mississippi does not authorize remote online notarization (RON) for Mississippi–commissioned notaries. Mississippi notaries may only perform electronic notarizations when the signer is physically present. See Miss. Code Ann. § 25-34-67.

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

Documents properly executed by a RON notary commissioned by any state are valid in Mississippi under the concept of interstate recognition. Mississippi’s interstate recognition statute is Miss. Code § 25-34-23.

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