States continue to pass laws that support conducting a Remote Online Notarization ("RON"), and in response to the pandemic situation, additional states have allowed RONs under Emergency Orders.
Our Remote Online Notarization Matrix clearly indicates which states have allowed RON either under existing law or emergency order. For those operating under an emergency order, please see the Order Expiration table for when the order expires.
Information is constantly changing and DocMagic makes every effort to keep this information up to date. This information is current as of August 1, 2023.
|
State |
State Law Allows RON |
Additional Requirements for a Notary before RON |
In-State Requirement (Signer) |
In-State Requirement (Notary) |
| Alabama | RIN Only | Approval and System Requirements | Yes | |
| Alaska | Yes | Notification and System Requirements | Yes | |
| Arizona | Yes | Approval and System Requirements | No | |
| Arkansas | Yes | Approval and System Approval | Yes | |
| California | No | |||
| Colorado | Yes | Approval and System Approval | Yes | |
| Connecticut | Expired Order | |||
| Delaware | Yes | Approval and System Approval | ||
| Florida | Yes | Notification and System Requirements | No | Yes |
| Georgia | IPEN Only | |||
| Hawaii | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Idaho | Yes | Notification and System Requirements | No | |
| Illinois | Expired Order* | |||
| Indiana | Yes | Approval and System Approval | Yes | |
| Iowa | Yes | Notification and System Approval | No | |
| Kansas | Yes | Notification and System Approval | No | |
| Kentucky | Yes | Approval and System Approval | No | Yes |
| Louisiana | Yes | Approval and System Approval | No | Yes |
| Maine | Yes | Notification and System Approval | Yes | Yes |
| Maryland | Yes | Notification and System Approval | Yes | |
| Massachusetts | No | |||
| Michigan | Yes | Notification and System Approval | No | |
| Minnesota | Yes | Notification and System Requirements | No | |
| Mississippi | IPEN Only | |||
| Missouri | Yes | Notification and System Approval | No | Yes |
| Montana | Yes | Notification and System Requirements | No | |
| Nebraska | Yes | Notification and System Approval | No | Yes |
| Nevada | Yes | Approval and System Approval | No | Yes |
| New Hampshire | Yes | Notification and System Approval | No | |
| New Jersey | Yes | Notification and System Requirements | No | |
| New Mexico | Yes | Approval and System Approval | No | |
| New York | Yes | Notification and System Requirements | Yes | Yes |
| North Carolina | Expired Law1 | No | Yes | |
| North Dakota | Yes | Notification and System Requirements | No | |
| Ohio | Yes | Approval and System Requirements | No | Yes |
| Oklahoma | Yes | Approval and System Requirements | ||
| Oregon | Yes | Notification and System Requirements | No | |
| Pennsylvania | Yes | Notification and System Approval | No | Yes |
| Rhode Island | Yes | Notification and System Approval | No | Yes |
| South Carolina | IPEN Only | |||
| South Dakota | RIN Only | No | No | |
| Tennessee | Yes | Approval and System Requirements | No | Yes |
| Texas | Yes | Registration | ||
| Utah |
Yes |
Approval and System Approval | No | |
| Vermont | Yes | Approval and System Approval | No | |
| Virginia | Yes | Approval and System Requirements | No | |
| Washington | Yes | Notification and System Requirements | No | |
| Washington D.C. | RIN Only | |||
| West Virginia | Yes | Notification and System Requirements | No | |
| Wisconsin | Yes | Notification and System Approval | No | |
| Wyoming | Yes | Notification and System Requirements | No |
*Illinois enacted a new RON law effective January 1, 2022 but the SOS has not yet promulgated rules implementing it. The prior emergency order expired at the end of the state of emergency on May 11, 2023.
1. North Carolina has passed a RON-enabling law effective July 1, 2024 that is dependent on regulations which have not yet been published.
Note: Delaware and Massachusetts have passed RON laws that are effective in late 2023 and 2024, respectively
Order Expirations
| State | Expiration of Emergency Order |
| Illinois | May 11, 2023 |
Legend
| RON Allowed (Note - indicates only the current status and does not reflect laws passed not yet in effect) | |
|---|---|
| Yes | The state has laws supporting current use of Remote Online Notarizations. |
| No | The state has no laws or other order currently permitting the use of remote online notarization in place of traditional notarizations |
| RIN Only | The state has laws supporting only remote ink-signed notarizations and not remote online notarizations. These laws allow signing and viewing remotely but require use of a tangible (non-electronic) record. |
| IPEN Only | The state has laws supporting use of electronic notarizations but still requiring the signer and notary to be in the physical presence of each other. Remote online notarizations are not allowed. |
| Additional Requirements | |
| Registration | The state requires a notary to register with the secretary of state before performing a remote online notarization |
| Notification and System Requirements | The state requires a notary to notify the secretary of state before performing a remote online notarization AND requires use of a system meeting minimum requirements for identity proofing. |
| Notification and System Approval | The state requires a notary to notify the secretary of state before performing a remote online notarization AND requires approval of the system the notary will use to perform such notarization |
| Approval and System Requirements | The state requires a notary to obtain approval from the secretary of state before performing a remote online notarization AND requires use of a system meeting minimum requirements. |
| Approval and System Approval | The state requires a notary to obtain approval from the secretary of state before performing a remote online notarization AND requires approval of the system the notary will use for performing such a notarization |
| In-State Requirement (signer) | |
| Yes | A remote notary may not notarize the signature of a signer who is outside of the state where the notary is commissioned |
| No | A remote notary may notarize the signature of a signer who is outside of the state where the notary is commissioned |
