Online notarization in Normal, IL

Illinois at a glance

Online notarization legal since

June 5, 2023 (Article VI-A, added by P.A. 102-160 — the enacted form of S.B. 2664 of the 102nd General Assembly; in effect once the Secretary of State's rules were adopted)

Source: 5 ILCS 312/6A-104, Source note (P.A. 102-160, eff. 6-5-23)

Governing law

5 ILCS 312, Article VI-A (§§ 6A-101–6A-106), with §§ 2-102.7, 3-104, 3-105 and 3-107; rules at 14 Ill. Adm. Code Part 176

Source: 5 ILCS 312/Art. VI-A; 14 Ill. Adm. Code Part 176

Notary authorization for online acts

Hold an electronic notary commission, register the capability (and every new technology) with the Secretary of State before any electronic act, use a Secretary-approved platform, and carry an additional $25,000 bond ($30,000 combined) for audio-video acts

Source: 5 ILCS 312/2-102.7(a)–(b); 2-105(b); 2-107.2

Notary fee cap for an online act

Up to $25 per electronic notarial act, plus a reasonable fee for a copy of a journal entry or recording

Source: 5 ILCS 312/3-104(b)

Identity verification

Personal knowledge, or remote presentation of a government photo ID plus credential analysis of both sides and a dynamic knowledge-based authentication assessment

Source: 5 ILCS 312/6A-103(b)

Signer location

Anywhere in the U.S.; outside it only when the record is headed to a U.S. court or public official, involves U.S. property, or is a U.S.-connected transaction

Source: 5 ILCS 312/3-105(b)-(c)

Journal and recording retention

At least 7 years for both the electronic journal entry and the audio-video recording, kept by the notary; to a depository or the Secretary of State only if the notary dies or is incapacitated

Source: 14 Ill. Adm. Code 176.960(a)-(b); 5 ILCS 312/6A-104(d)

Document classes excluded from online notarization

None named in the act — Cook County residential deeds carry an extra notarial-record requirement, not an exclusion

Source: 5 ILCS 312/6A-103(c); cf. 5 ILCS 312/3-102

Reviewed 2026-08-24