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July 25, 2008

Electronic Notarizations - Pioneering the Future

eNotary or eNotarization has been a buzzword floating around for the past few years. As with any innovative new idea, such as the automobile, the television, compact discs, DVDs, it takes some time for these new systems to be implemented. eNotarization creates many more problems in an attempt to solve other problems. Several states have adopted eNotary laws such as North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Florida and California. Kansas is working on a pilot program to have current notaries have input into the process, so if you are a Kansas notary and you want to participate in the shaping of your future as a notary, why not contact the state? http://www.kssos.org/business/notary_public/e-notary.html

The Pennsylvania Department of State has taken new steps to make eNotarization more accessible to Pennsylvania’s approximately 80,000 notaries public:

The Department will begin the transition to a multi-vendor system, to increase the opportunities and choices for Pennsylvania notaries to electronically notarize electronic documents.
The Department will eliminate the $40.00 fee for electronic notarization applications.
It is hoped that the notaries will now see that some of the barriers have been lifted that have prevented notaries from taking the step into the future.

Trivia Question

When a notary acts as an electronic notary some things will change and some will not. Which of the following is true about the procedure for the eNotary?

	a.	Because everything is done electronically the personal appearance will no longer be required because identity is “encoded” in the electronic signature.
	b.	Because no hard copy of the document exists, at the time the notary eSigns and eSeals the document, the notary must print the document and keep a copy to prevent the electronic alteration of the document.
	c.	The notary will still follow all the same procedures as with a paper document, such as a personal appearance proper ID and a journal entry.
	d.	Upon the placement of the electronic notary seal on the electronic document, the encryption on the document will make it impossible for the document to be altered without evidence of tampering.
	e.	Both c. and d. are correct.

We Want Your Feedback

We have started an eNotary thread at the Notary.net Forums. We would like to start a discussion about your eNotary experience and field any questions you may have about it. We will soon offer eNotary training to get you up to speed on the truth behind eNotary and whether it is really worth the time and money.

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