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["State","Remote notarizations(RON) allowed? (Yes/No)","Should the Signor be physically located within the state?","Should the Notary be physically located within the state?","Should the Notary create a recording of the notarial act?","How long should recording be retained?","Does the notary require any additional registration with the state?","Can the notary and/or signor use electronic signatures? ","Summary of Authentication Requirements","Citation"]
["Alabama","Yes","N/A","N/A","Yes","5 years","N/A","N/A","Personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence (oath or affirmation of credible witness or valid government-issued ID)","Fourth and Fifth Supplemental State of Emergency"]
["Arizona","Yes","No restrictions on signor's location","N/A","Yes","At least 5 years","Notary must submit an application in a format prescribed by the Secretary of State","Yes","Personally known, credential analysis, and oath or affirmation","SB-1030 (effective June 30, 2020)                              Executive Order 2020-26 puts RONs into effect"]
["Colorado","Yes","Yes","Yes","Yes","10 Years","No","N/A","Personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of identity","Executive Order D 2020 019"]
["Connecticut","Yes","Yes","Yes","Yes","At least 10 years","No","N/A","Personal knowledge, at least 2 current documents, or oath or affirmation of a credible person","Executive Order No. 7k"]
["Florida","Yes","No restrictions on signor's location","Yes","Yes","At least 10 years","Yes","Yes","Personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence (oath or affirmation of credible witness or valid government-issued ID)","Fla. Stat. § 117.01-117.108 (Listed in CMP as HB-409)"]
["Georgia","Yes","Yes","Yes","N/A","N/A","No","N/A","Personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of identity","Executive Order 03.31.20.01"]
["Illinois","Yes","Yes","Yes","Yes","At least 3 years","No","All provisions which prohibits electronic signatures on certain documents remain in full effect.","Personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of identity","Executive Order 2020-14"]
["Indiana","Yes","No restrictions on signor's location","Yes","Yes","N/A","Yes, must register as a remote notary with the secretary of state","Yes","Personal Knowledge or Credible witness' knowledge or displaying credential, credential analysis, and identity proofing (including Knowledge-Based Authentication or use of a public key infrastructure)","Ind. Code § 33-42-17-12                             (Listed in CMP as SB-372)"]
["Kansas","Yes","Yes","Yes","N/A","N/A","N/A","All provisions of Article 16 of the Kansas Statutes concerning electronic signatures remain in full effect","Personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of identity","Executive Order 20-20"]
["Kentucky","Yes","No restrictions on signor's location","Yes","Yes","At least 10 years","No","Yes","Personal knowledge re satisfactory evidence of identity","Ken. Rev. Stat. 423\n(Listed in CMP as SB-114)            Emergency Reg. 01/01/2020"]
["Louisiana","Yes","N/A","N/A","Yes","At least 10 years","No","N/A","Personal knowledge 37 satisfactory evidence of identity","Proclamation 37 JBE 2020"]
["Maryland","Yes","N/A","N/A","Yes","At least 10 years","For RONs, the Notary must notify the Secretary of State of the intention to perform RONs","Yes","Personal knowledge, satisfactory identity, identity proofing","SB-678 (effective 10/1/2020)                            Executive Order 20-03-30-04"]
["Minnesota","Yes","No restrictions on signor's location","Yes","Yes","At least 10 years","Notary must register with the Secretary of State and must certify that the notary intends to use communication technology that conforms with Minnesota law.","Yes","Personal knowledge or credible witness' knowledge or display of government-issued ID, credential analysis, and identity proofing","Minn. Stat. § 358.645"]
["Mississippi","Yes","N/A","N/A","Yes","Term of notarial officer’s office","No","Yes","Personal knowledge of the signor; at least two different types of processes or services by which a third person provides a means to verify the identity; a government-issued ID; or oath or affirmation of a credible witness. ","Executive Order 1467"]
["Missouri","Yes","Yes","Yes","No","N/A","No","Yes","Personal knowledge or valid photo ID","Emergency Order 20-08"]
["New Hampshire","Yes","No restrictions on signor's location","No","Yes","Term of notarial officer’s office","No","N/A","Personal knowledge, at least 2 current documents, or oath or affirmation of a credible person","Emergency Order #11"]
["New York","Yes","Yes","Yes","N/A","N/A","No","Signed copy","Personally known or valid government-issued ID","Executive Order 202.7"]
["Ohio","Yes","No restrictions on signor's location","Yes","N/A","N/A","NP who has been appointed and commissioned may apply for authorization for RONs","N/A","Personal knowledge or valid government-issued ID, credential analysis, and identity proofing","Ohio Rev. Code § 111:6-1              (Listed in CMP as OH Bill:Reg:111:6-1-01-07)"]
["Oklahoma","Yes","No restrictions on signor's location","Yes","Yes","At least 10 years","NP who has been appointed and commissioned may apply for authorization for RONs","Yes","Personal knowledge or valid government ID, credential analysis, and identity proofing","Okla. Stat. tit. 49 § 201-214\n(Listed in CMP as SB-915)"]
["Rhode Island","Yes","No restrictions on signor's location","N/A","Yes","10 years","A commissioned notary public just register with the Rhode Island Department of State/Business Services/Notary Division to perform Remote Online Notarizations by completing and submitting the pertinent new notary application/renewal or information update form with all required information.","Yes","At least two different types of identity proofing (driver’s license of ID issued by RI DMV, passport, or military ID); or have personal knowledge of the signor; or taking the oath or affirmation of a credible witness who is either physically with the signor or able to communicate to both the notary are signor simultaneously. ","Rhode Island Remote Online Notarization Temporary Performance Guide (04/03/2020)"]
["Tennessee","Yes","Yes","Yes","Yes","At least 5 years","NP who has been appointed and commissioned may apply for authorization for RONs","Yes","Personal knowledge or credible witness' knowledge or display of government-issued ID, credential analysis, and identity proofing","Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 8-16-301-313                       (Listed in CMP as SB-1758)                                  Executive Order 26"]
["Texas","Yes","N/A","N/A","Yes","At least 5 years","NP who has been appointed and commissioned may apply for authorization for RONs","Yes","No rulemaking has been released regarding remote notarizations. For in-person notarizations, personal knowledge, credible witness' knowledge or presentation of government-issued ID are sufficient","Tex. Gov’t Code §§ 401.101 – 406.113                            (Listed in CMP as HB-1217)"]
["Virginia","Yes","N/A","N/A","Yes","At least 5 years","NP shall be commissioned as an electronic notary public","Yes","Person knowledge. An antecedent in-person identity proofing process in accordance with the specifications of the Federal Bridge Certification Authority or a valid digital certificate accessed by biometric data or by use of an interoperable Personal Identity Verification card.","VA Stat.  §§ 47.1-6.1"]
["Washington","Yes","No restrictions on signor's location","Yes","Yes","At least 10 years","N/A","N/A","Personal knowledge, oath or affirmation of a credible witness, or identity proofing","SB-5641 (effective 10/1/2020)\nProclamation 20-27 allows the use of RONs from March 17, 2020 until midnight on April 26, 2020"]
["Wisconsin","Yes","No restrictions on signor's location","N/A","Yes","At least 7 years","NP who has been appointed and commissioned may apply for authorization for RONs","Yes","Personal knowledge or valid govt. ID, credential analysis, and identity proofing","AB-293 (effective 5/1/2020)\nEffective March 18, 2020 and until further notice, for documents requiring notarization, the Department of Financial Institutions will construe the statutory teams “appear [] before” and presence to include appearance of remote live audio and video connection."]