Remote Online Notarization Laws by State
Explore RON legislation across all 50 US states and the District of Columbia. Browse the directory below to view detailed statute citations, identity verification requirements, technology standards, and compliance information.
Alabama
ALAlaska
AKEffective 2021
Alaska Stat. § 44.50.010 et seq.
Arizona
AZEffective 2020
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 41-371 et seq.
Arkansas
AREffective 2020
Ark. Code § 21-14-201 et seq.
California
CACal. Civ. Code § 1183.05 et seq.
Colorado
COEffective 2020
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-21-501 et seq.
Connecticut
CTEffective 2023
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 3-94a et seq.
Delaware
DEDel. Code tit. 29, § 4321 et seq.
District of Columbia
DCEffective 2023
D.C. Code § 1-1231.01 et seq.
Florida
FLEffective 2019
Fla. Stat. § 117.201 et seq.
Georgia
GAHawaii
HIEffective 2023
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 456-1 et seq.
Idaho
IDEffective 2020
Idaho Code § 51-101 et seq.
Illinois
ILEffective 2021
5 ILCS 312/6-101 et seq.
Indiana
INEffective 2019
Ind. Code § 33-42-17-1 et seq.
Iowa
IAEffective 2020
Iowa Code § 9B.14A et seq.
Kansas
KSEffective 2021
Kan. Stat. § 53-501 et seq.
Kentucky
KYEffective 2020
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 423.445 et seq.
Louisiana
LAEffective 2022
La. Rev. Stat. § 35:626 et seq.
Maine
MEEffective 2023
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 4, § 1011 et seq.
Maryland
MDEffective 2020
Md. Code, State Gov't § 18-201 et seq.
Massachusetts
MAEffective 2023
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 1 et seq.
Michigan
MIEffective 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 55.286a et seq.
Minnesota
MNEffective 2019
Minn. Stat. § 358.645 et seq.
Mississippi
MSMissouri
MOEffective 2020
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 486.1100 et seq.
Montana
MTEffective 2019
Mont. Code § 1-5-601 et seq.
Nebraska
NEEffective 2020
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 64-401 et seq.
Nevada
NVEffective 2019
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.200 et seq.
New Hampshire
NHEffective 2022
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 456-B:1 et seq.
New Jersey
NJEffective 2022
N.J. Stat. § 52:7-10.1 et seq.
New Mexico
NMEffective 2021
N.M. Stat. § 14-14A-1 et seq.
New York
NYEffective 2023
N.Y. Exec. Law § 135-c et seq.
North Carolina
NCEffective 2023
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 10B-200 et seq.
North Dakota
NDEffective 2019
N.D. Cent. Code § 44-06.1-13.1 et seq.
Ohio
OHEffective 2019
Ohio Rev. Code § 147.60 et seq.
Oklahoma
OKEffective 2020
Okla. Stat. tit. 49, § 201 et seq.
Oregon
OREffective 2021
Or. Rev. Stat. § 194.505 et seq.
Pennsylvania
PAEffective 2020
57 Pa.C.S. § 306 et seq.
Rhode Island
RIEffective 2023
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-30.1-1 et seq.
South Carolina
SCSouth Dakota
SDEffective 2020
S.D. Codified Laws § 18-1-1 et seq.
Tennessee
TNEffective 2019
Tenn. Code § 66-22-101 et seq.
Texas
TXEffective 2017
Tex. Gov't Code § 406.101 et seq.
Utah
UTEffective 2019
Utah Code § 46-1-2 et seq.
Vermont
VTEffective 2022
Vt. Stat. tit. 26, § 5301 et seq.
Virginia
VAEffective 2012
Va. Code § 47.1-2 et seq.
Washington
WAEffective 2020
Wash. Rev. Code § 42.45.280 et seq.
West Virginia
WVEffective 2021
W. Va. Code § 39-4-37 et seq.
Wisconsin
WIEffective 2020
Wis. Stat. § 140.01 et seq.
Wyoming
WYEffective 2021
Wyo. Stat. § 34-26-301 et seq.
Understanding Remote Online Notarization (RON) Laws
Remote Online Notarization (RON) allows notaries to perform notarizations using two-way audio-video technology, enabling signers to appear before a notary remotely from anywhere with an internet connection. Since Virginia became the first state to enact permanent RON legislation in 2011, the majority of US states have followed with their own RON laws.
Each state's RON law establishes requirements for identity verification (typically credential analysis and knowledge-based authentication), technology standards (audio-video communication, tamper-evident seals, electronic journals), and notary qualifications (commission requirements, RON endorsements, bonds, and training). Understanding these requirements is essential for notaries, title companies, lenders, and legal professionals who conduct or rely upon remote notarizations.