Notarize Your Documents with Online Notary in Pennsylvania

A state-commissioned notary approved by the Department of State to perform the notarial acts in Pennsylvania using audio-video technology is regarded as a Pennsylvania’s online notary public. An online notary is not much different from a traditional notary; as he/she is obliged to:

• Verify Identity of the Signer
• Check lack of duress on the Signer
• Make Sure the Signer is aware of the objective of the document

The only difference between the online notary and a traditional notary is that an online notary:

• Meet Signer via audio-video technology
• Uses e signature instead of an inked signature
• And affix the document with eSeal instead of the notary stamp.

Modern technology has enabled the notary public to notarize documents online without the need for them or the Signer to meet physically in order to notarize the documents.

Yes, RON is permitted in the state of Pennsylvania. Due to the Covid emergency, Pennsylvania initially allowed RON with the legalization of “Act 15 of 2020” on April 20, 2020. However, after realizing the importance of RON, Governor Wolf soon passed Act 97 of 2020 into law on October 29, 2020. After that, all the state-commissioned notaries who have notified the Department of State can practice Remote online notarization in Pennsylvania. Still, the online notaries are obliged to make sure that the notarial act is carried out lawfully, following every guideline set by the recent legalization.

As long as:

• You are a resident of Pennsylvania.
• You have valid government-issued ID proof to prove your identity.
• Your notary public is commissioned in Pennsylvania and allowed by the Department of State to practice RON.
• Your notary is located in Pennsylvania at the time of the notarial act.

You don’t need to be in state at the time of notarization. Your physical presence will no longer affect the authenticity of the notarial act, only if considering the above conditions are satisfied and the notary public mentions the mode of notarization is “RON” on their electronic journal.

After the legalization of RON, section 306.1 and subsection 320(c) were added to the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (RULONA). Therefore, “Physical appearance” is no longer mandatory to carry out the notarial act. A signer can satisfy “personal appearance,”

Either by physically appearing in front of the notary public.

Or by connecting with the notary public by audio-video conference.

The process to notarize your documents is effortless with Lottalegal. Our team of state-commissioned notary publics will notarize your documents without you having to leave your home. We have an easy 3 step notarization process that goes as follows;

✪ Upload your documents:

Firstly you need to visit our website and fill in a simple form mentioning your required details. Make sure to mention the type of document you want to notarize. Once you finish the form, upload a soft copy of the document that requires notarization and submit it on our portal.

✪ Connect with state-commissioned notaries:

After you complete the form and upload your documents, our Pennsylvania online notary will connect with you via an audio-video call to carry out the notarial act.

The Online notary pa will conduct credential analysis and identity proofing via KBA techniques to verify your genuineness. Once the notary public is assured, they will notarize your documents. Notary will hardly take 20 minutes to complete the whole notarial act.

✪ Download notarized documents:

With the completion of the notarial act, the Remote notary Pennsylvania will share your documents at your provided email address. You can download your notarized documents at any time and save them for future use.

The entire process is safe and secure. In case of some doubt, do not hesitate to get in touch with our customer care team, who are glad to help you 24*7.

Yes, of course, you can. However, your notary should be located in the state at the time of notarization. Pennsylvania notary laws demand notaries to notarize the document only if the Signer is;

• Pennsylvania’s resident
• Aware of the purpose of the document
• Signing the document willingly!

Further, the act mentioned that notarized documents would be valid if notarial act;

• “must relate to a record that will be used before a U.S. court or agency or
• will relate to property located in the U.S. or to a transaction substantially connected with the U.S.”

It’s your duty as a signer to make sure that the country where you are present at the time of notarization allows the notarization of that type of document.
A notary is not obliged to take care of that; therefore, you should make sure about it at your end.

An online notary public will practice Identity proofing techniques to verify the Signer’s identity. Although, if the Signer is in the notary public’s personal knowledge or chooses attestation by a credible witness, they might not require to go through the identity proofing.
A notary public can use any two of the following identity proofing techniques, which are described as follows;

• The Signer will need to answer questions to help the notary public verify the Signer’s true identity. This process is also called KBN, i.e., Knowledge-based authentication.
• The notary public can use biometric identification technology to verify the Signer’s identity.
• Credential analysis to check the credibility of provided government-issued ID proof of the Signer.

If required, the Pennsylvania notary can use the techniques mentioned above to verify the identity of a credible witness too.

Document signings are now faster and more accessible due to remote online notarization. The whole process of Document signings is carried out through an electronic approach.

You just need to find a trustable online notary service in Pennsylvania like Lottalegal. After that, you have to fill in the form, mention the type of document signing and submit the form on the portal. Once done with this part, an online notary Pennsylvania will reach out to you to carry out document signing via audio-video conferencing.

The online notary will confirm your identity via credential analysis and identity proofing following KBN techniques. If the notary is assured that:

• Your identity is authentic,
• You know the document’s intention, and
• You are not signing the document under the influence of any third party: the notary will proceed with the further process.

Once the process finishes, you will receive your signed document in a few minutes. You can download it anytime for future use.

As per the Remote Online Notarization laws in Pennsylvania, the notary public must ensure that the technology used for RON:

• Allows the notary public to connect with the Signer with a proper audio-video connection.
• Helps the notary public to make required reasonable accommodations for signers with hearing, vision, or speaking disability
• Allows the notary public to ensure the Signer’s identity either by (1) personal knowledge, (2)Statement of a credible witness, or (3) utilizing any two identity-proofing technologies.
• Helps to identify the record, which further requires the use of electronic records or electronic signatures by tamper-evident technology.
• Develop an audio-video recording of the whole notarial act. The recording must include a full conversation between the notary public and the Signer. The notary public is also required to keep this digital recording for at least ten years as proof of the notarial act.

Where people used to waste so many hours in notary offices waiting to notarize their documents, Remote Online Notarization services made notary services so much time-saving in Pennsylvania.

You just need to submit your document, and soon notary public will contact you to carry out online notarization via audio-video call.

You can make your RON experience even more, quicker with Lottalegal. Get your document notarized in less than 24 hours of applying for Lottalegal’s RON service.

In General, unlike inked words on a paper page, an electronic document includes electronic data in a computer-readable form. You can see examples of electronic documents in your daily life. For example:

Email Texts

PDF’s

Word processing documents

Paper document changed to an image, etc.

are some examples of electronic documents. For RON, the Signer is requested to convert their paper document into an electronic document.

In terms of information and the intent that an electronic document serves are in no terms different from the paper parent of the same document; therefore, the electronic document is as genuine as a paper document.

Just like a traditional notary and electronic notary, the remote online notary Pennsylvania is required to maintain a journal. However, an online notary maintains an electronic journal instead of a paper journal. The journal is arranged in chronological order mentioning information about each notarial act as follows:

• Date and time of the notarization
• Short description of the record and type of notarization
• Name and address of the Signer
• How is identity verified if personal knowledge small statement regarding that
• If a Government-issued ID is used for Identity verification, mall description regarding that, with mention of the issue and expiry date of identification credential
• The mode of notarization is via audio-video conferencing
• The fee of the notarial act
• Recording of the notarial act

This electronic journal is in a tamper-evident format as per the regulations set by Pennsylvania laws. The notary must maintain this journal for at least ten years from the day of the notarial act.

Notary fees in PA are about $59 for one signing. Further, if you want to get more documents signed, charges might add up accordingly.

If you are looking for more affordable options, you can choose Lottalegal services. With us, all the benefits of Remote Online Notarization are extra pocket friendly. We have specially developed packages that are inexpensive and cheaper for our customers.

Check out Lottalegal’s pricing page and pick the most desirable package for you!

Remote Online Notarization is legalized in the following states of the United States:

• Alabama
• Alaska
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• California
• Colorado
• Delaware(Temporary)
• Florida
• Georgia(Temporary)
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Connecticut
• Maine(temporary)
• Maryland
• Massachusetts(temporary)
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Mississippi(Temporary)
• Missouri
• Montana
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• North Carolina(Temporary)
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island( Temporary)
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Utah
• Vermont
• Virginia
• Washington
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin
• and Wyoming

However, RON is Prohibited in DC, and till now, there is no guidance regarding RON in South Carolina.

Yes, indeed, it is! Firstly, whenever you pick a notarization service provider, make sure that the service supports encryption to protect the client’s information.

Well, you don’t need to worry about this with Lottalegal. We not only believe in providing speedy and convenient services. We value the privacy of our customers too. Our state-commissioned notaries connect via safe audio-video technology and record every notarization for record-keeping, which also levels up the security of the notarial act.

Further, the documents are signed electronically; therefore, affixed documents are tamper-evident, and once notarized, no one can alter your document. Along with this, our public key in fracture also enhances the document’s safety.

We have blended all the benefits offered by RON with our safer technology to build a better space for our customers.

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