State governments appoint notaries to act as impartial witnesses to the signing of important documents, essentially guarding against fraud by verifying identity. Though notaries do not provide legal guidance on the contents of documents, they… Read Moreabout Understanding The Services Notaries Provide
Notaries providing remote online services transform business processes. Gone is the lag time associated with many routine tasks in finance, insurance and legal services. Experts point out that remote online notarization (RON) has additional benefits… Read Moreabout Modernizing Business Processes: Notaries
Enjoy civic-minded work? Hate paper? Love speed and efficiency? The new era in the notary public profession was made for you. Business is booming for online and mobile notary public services. There’s No Going… Read Moreabout A Rapidly Changing Field: Notary Publics
Across the country, millions of notaries public are appointed by state governments to help deter fraud, but rarely do we hear about how this public service is regulated—or modernized. Change is underway. National Recognition for… Read Moreabout Bringing Notarization Practices Into the 21st Century
The Internal Revenue Service is easing spousal notarization and plan representative witness prerequisites this year for retirement plan elections in IRS Notice 2020-42. The notice discusses the physical presence condition for notarization or witnessing specific plan… Read Moreabout IRS Offers Relief for Notarized Retirement Plan Elections and Consents
A notary public is an official of integrity selected by the state government to serve as an impartial witness in executing several official fraud-deterrent acts related to the signing of vital documents. These certified acts are called… Read Moreabout What Duties Do Notary Publics Perform?
Get your webcams ready, Texas notary publics! The state’s Governor, Greg Abbot, is shelving a statute on notary public appearances concerning real-estate instruments like mortgages, allowing notary publics to appear via videoconference when executing real-estate… Read Moreabout Texas Governor Permits Notary Public Appearances via Video-Conferencing
Next in line, please! The County of Morris, New Jersey, just announced they are starting the process of renewing notary public commissions. The renewal process has been on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, the… Read Moreabout Morris County Is Now Renewing Notary Publics
Since the commencement of the pandemic, notary publics have been in high demand, with many notaries seeing a dramatic increase of in-person business. Notary publics are individuals who act as impartial parties to make sure… Read Moreabout Notary Public Demand Surges During COVID-19 Shutdown
