The Basics
What Is a Remote Online Notary (RON)?
A remote online notary is a legally commissioned notary public who is authorized to conduct notarizations over the internet via digital tools and a live audio-video call.
Why do I need it?
Legally, all notaries, no matter how they perform their service, must observe as a customer signs a document. Historically, this has required that the notary and signer must travel to meet one another in-person where the notary serves as a witness during the signing event. Remote notarization allows this process to occur online, anytime, without requiring a physical meeting — saving you time and money traveling, parking, and waiting for appointments to start.
How does it work?
Remote Online Notaries (RONs) use a digital signature and digital notary seal to notarize digital documents and validate with a digital certificate.
When you complete a notarization process with a remote online notary, the finalized PDF document is digitally signed. The digital fingerprint is embedded in the PDF which allows others to verify that it has not been altered after the signing took place. The signature guarantees that the document hasn’t been tampered with, and it also guarantees the identity of the Notary signer. The files you upload to the site will be stored securely and only be available to you and your Notary. The information you provide to verify your identity is only used to pass data securely to our identity partner.
As a signer, the process for getting set up to meet with a RON is simple. Once you have registered your Notary Hub account, completed identity verification and knowledge-based authentication and you and the notary have agreed on a signing schedule, log in at the designated time and enable your audio and video.
The notary will walk you through the signing process. During this process, you will digitally sign your documents in the areas indicated by the notary. After signing, you can download your documents immediately.
Best part? Most all of this can be completed in 30 minutes or less. (Of course, thats’ all dependable on how many documents you needn’t notarized, and whether or not you and your assigned notary public get to gabbing’ about last nights big game or what the weekend ahead holds for each of you.)
Recap
To recap, Remote Online Notarization is a legal, safe, and secure way to notarize documents form the comfort of your own home. Saving you time, gas, and money in the long run.
Notary Hub has been approved to work with notaries and signers in Washington state, Texas, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska.
Register as a consumer on Notary Hub to get a document notarized today.
Register as a notary on Notary Hub to begin your RON journey.
