When remote online notarization took effect, by state
The date the jurisdiction's remote online notarization provisions took effect, and the act that produced them.
Researched from primary sources for 44 of 51 jurisdictions and last reviewed 2026-08-31. Each value links the statute, rule, or Secretary of State page it came from, and is reported as that source states it. This describes what the law says; it is not legal advice.
| Jurisdiction | Status | In force since |
|---|---|---|
| AlaskaAKReviewed 2026-08-31 | RON authorized | January 1, 2021, enacted by Enrolled HB 124 (2020) Enrolled HB 124 (2020), Sec. 21 |
| ArizonaAZReviewed 2026-08-31 | RON authorized | June 30, 2020 (S.B. 1030, Laws 2019, Ch. 56, §5) Laws 2019, Ch. 56 (S.B. 1030) §5 |
| ArkansasARReviewed 2026-08-31 | RON authorized | April 29, 2021 — Act 1047 of 2021 (SB340) took effect on the date of the Governor's approval per its emergency clause, adding the online-notarization sections to the existing Electronic Notary Public Act Act 1047 of 2021 (SB340), § 10 (Emergency Clause); § 6 (Approval line)(summary) |
| ColoradoCOReviewed 2026-08-24 | RON authorized | March 30, 2020 (Secretary of State emergency rule, 8 CCR 1505-11 Rule 5; SB 20-096 then made C.R.S. § 24-21-514.5 permanent, applying to conduct on or after that date) SB 20-096, Section 10 (Effective date - applicability), 2020 Colo. Sess. Laws; interim authorization under 8 CCR 1505-11 Rule 5 as adopted effective March 30, 2020(summary) |
| DelawareDEReviewed 2026-08-24 | RON authorized | August 1, 2023 (Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, enacted 2022 by SB 262 / 83 Del. Laws, c. 425) 29 Del. C. § 4340(a) |
| District of ColumbiaDCReviewed 2026-08-31 | RON authorized | Sept. 21, 2022 by statute (D.C. Law 24-178, adding D.C. Code § 1-1231.13a); implementing DCMR rules (17 DCMR §§ 2416-2418, 2425) took final effect Nov. 3, 2023 D.C. Code § 1-1231.13a (enactment note)(summary) |
| FloridaFLReviewed 2026-08-23 | RON authorized | January 1, 2020 Ch. 2019-71, Laws of Fla. (H.B. 409) |
| HawaiiHIReviewed 2026-08-31 | RON authorized | January 1, 2021 (Act 54, Session Laws of Hawaii 2020 — the enacted form of S.B. 2275 of the 2020 Regular Session — enacting HRS §§456-23 to 456-27) AG Notary Office FAQ, Q2 (re: Act 54, SLH 2020) |
| IdahoIDReviewed 2026-08-31 | RON authorized | January 1, 2020, enacted by 2019 Senate Bill 1111 (2019 Idaho Sess. Laws ch. 160) S.B. 1111 (2019), Section 7 (effective-date clause) |
| IllinoisILReviewed 2026-08-24 | RON authorized | 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) 5 ILCS 312/6A-104, Source note (P.A. 102-160, eff. 6-5-23) |
| IndianaINReviewed 2026-08-31 | RON authorized | March 31, 2020 — IC 33-42-17 was enacted by SEA 372 (P.L.59-2018), but IC 33-42-17-1(a), as amended by P.L.177-2019, applies the chapter only to remote notarial acts performed after the earlier of the implementing rule's effective date or July 1, 2020; the Secretary of State's rule (75 IAC 7) took effect March 31, 2020 IC 33-42-17-1(a); 75 IAC 7 (LSA Document #19-329), Final Rule DIGEST(summary) |
| IowaIAReviewed 2026-08-24 | RON authorized | July 1, 2020 — Iowa Code 9B.14A was enacted by 2019 Iowa Acts ch. 44, §6, 11 (SF 475); the Secretary of State's implementing rules (Iowa Admin. Code 721—43) took effect the same date, 7/1/2020 Iowa Admin. Code 721—43.1(9B) (ARC 5041C); Iowa Code 9B.14A enactment note (2019 Acts, ch 44, §6, 11) |
| KansasKSReviewed 2026-08-23 | RON authorized | January 1, 2022, enacted by S.B. 106 (2021), which adopted the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts K.S.A. 53-5a15(h) |
| KentuckyKYReviewed 2026-08-24 | RON authorized | January 1, 2020, enacted as 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 86 (codified at KRS 423.300–423.455) KRS 423.455 (effective-date/history note) |
| LouisianaLAReviewed 2026-08-24 | RON authorized | February 1, 2022, under the Remote Online Notarization Act (Acts 2020, No. 254 / HB 274) R.S. 35:625.1; Acts 2020, No. 254 |
| MaineMEReviewed 2026-08-31 | RON authorized | July 1, 2023 -- ch. 39 (RULONA) enacted by L.D. 2023 (H.P. 1503) as PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A; the chapter 'takes effect July 1, 2023' per its own effective-date section. 4 M.R.S. § 1933 (Effective date); PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 |
| MarylandMDReviewed 2026-08-24 | RON authorized | October 1, 2020 (SB 678, 2019 — Ch. 407, Acts of 2019) 2019 Md. Laws ch. 407 (SB 678, 2019 Regular Session); Md. Code, State Gov't § 18-214 |
| MassachusettsMAReviewed 2026-08-24 | RON authorized | January 1, 2024 (M.G.L. c. 222, §§ 27–29, inserted by St. 2023, c. 2, § 33; delayed effective date under § 85) St. 2023, c. 2, § 85 |
| MichiganMIReviewed 2026-08-24 | RON authorized | March 2019 in practice — MCL 55.286b took effect September 30, 2018 (HB 5811, 2018 PA 330), was amended effective March 12, 2019 (2018 PA 360), and platforms could be approved by March 30, 2019 MCL 55.286b, History line and subsection (1)(summary) |
| MinnesotaMNReviewed 2026-08-31 | RON authorized | January 1, 2019, enacted by S.F. 893 as Laws of Minnesota 2018, chapter 176, article 1 (which created Minn. Stat. § 358.645); the House companion H.F. 1609 was indefinitely postponed Laws of Minnesota 2018, ch. 176, art. 1, § 30 (effective date); art. 1, § 15 (enacting § 358.645) |
| MissouriMOReviewed 2026-08-24 | RON authorized | August 28, 2020, enacted by 2020 H.B. 1655 RSMo 486.1100 (session-law note) |
| MontanaMTReviewed 2026-08-31 | RON authorized | Remote (webcam) notarization first enacted 2015 (Ch. 391, L. 2015); full RON under RULONA effective Oct. 1, 2019 (H.B. 370, signed April 3, 2019, Ch. 123, L. 2019). §1-5-615, MCA (compiler's History note); 10 Highlights of Changes to Montana's Notary Laws (SOS)(summary) |
| NebraskaNEReviewed 2026-08-24 | RON authorized | Enacted by LB186 (2019); provisions were set to take effect July 1, 2020, but Gov. Ricketts's executive order allowed early implementation, in effect by April 16, 2020 (COVID response). LB186 (2019); Nebraska Judicial Branch news release, Apr. 16, 2020(summary) |
| NevadaNVReviewed 2026-08-24 | RON authorized | Enacting act confirmed as A.B. 413 (2017 Legislature); exact effective date not confirmed on a primary source, or elsewhere commonly cited as July 1, 2018 NAC Ch. 240 (electronic notarization regulation), Authority line; A.B. 413 (2017), Legislative Counsel's Digest(summary) |
| New HampshireNHReviewed 2026-08-31 | RON authorized | February 6, 2022 (RSA 456-B:6-a took effect that date, enacted by S.B. 134 as 2021 N.H. Laws ch. 206, Pt. II, Sec. 7 — an omnibus act whose Part II remainder carries the Feb. 6, 2022 effective date) RSA 456-B:6-a, source note |
| New JerseyNJReviewed 2026-08-24 | RON authorized | October 20, 2021 (P.L. 2021, c. 179, approved July 22, 2021; the remote-notarization sections took effect on the 90th day) P.L.2021, c.179, §39 (uncodified effective-date clause) and enactment date(summary) |
| New MexicoNMReviewed 2026-08-24 | RON authorized | January 1, 2022, enacted by SB 12 (2021 N.M. Laws, ch. 21) SB 12 (2021), 55th Leg., 1st Sess., § 36 (Effective Date clause) |
| New YorkNYReviewed 2026-08-24 | RON authorized | January 31, 2023 (enacted by S7780, Chapter 104 of the Laws of 2022, which added Executive Law § 135-c) 2022 N.Y. Laws ch. 104 (S7780) § 3; N.Y. Exec. Law § 135-c |
| North CarolinaNCReviewed 2026-08-24 | Out-of-state notary path | RENA enacted 2022 (S.L. 2022-54) but not yet operative — pushed to July 1, 2027 or first RON platform license, whichever is earlier. G.S. 10B-25(n); sosnc.gov eNotary alert re: HB 517 (2026 extension)(summary) |
| North DakotaNDReviewed 2026-08-31 | RON authorized | August 1, 2019 — enacted by 2019 N.D. H.B. 1110 (2019 Sess. Laws ch. 376), which created N.D.C.C. § 44-06.1-13.1 2019 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 376 (H.B. 1110); N.D.C.C. § 44-06.1-13.1 |
| OhioOHReviewed 2026-08-23 | RON authorized | September 20, 2019 R.C. 147.61 (S.B. 263, 132nd G.A.) |
| OklahomaOKReviewed 2026-08-31 | RON authorized | January 1, 2020 — enacted by SB 915 (2019), Laws 2019, c. 338 SB 915 (2019), SECTION 17 (Laws 2019, c. 338, codified as a note to 49 O.S. § 201) |
| OregonORReviewed 2026-08-31 | RON authorized | Effective on passage (emergency clause), HB 4212, passed by the Legislature June 26, 2020 (2020 1st Special Session, Or Laws 2020 s.s.1 ch. 12); made permanent by SB 765 (2021, Or Laws 2021 ch. 344) HB 4212 (2020 1st Special Session) §49, enacted as Or Laws 2020 s.s.1 ch. 12 §20 (codified ORS 194.277); made permanent by SB 765, Or Laws 2021 ch. 344(summary) |
| PennsylvaniaPAReviewed 2026-08-24 | RON authorized | October 29, 2020 (H.B. 2370, enacted as Act 97 of 2020, added § 306.1, effective immediately) 57 Pa.C.S. § 306.1, history note; Act 97 of 2020 (P.L. 1030, No. 97) |
| Rhode IslandRIReviewed 2026-08-31 | RON authorized | June 30, 2022 (RULONA's remote-notarization sections, enacted by P.L. 2022, ch. 438 §3 and companion ch. 439 §3) R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-30.1-12.1, History of Section |
| TennesseeTNReviewed 2026-08-31 | RON authorized | July 1, 2019 (enacted 2018 as SB 1758 / 2018 Tenn. Pub. Ch. 931, the Online Notary Public Act) SB 1758 § 3 (2018 Tenn. Pub. Ch. 931); T.C.A. § 8-16-301 |
| TexasTXReviewed 2026-08-23 | RON authorized | July 1, 2018 Tex. Gov't Code ch. 406, subch. C (H.B. 1217, 2017) |
| UtahUTReviewed 2026-08-24 | RON authorized | November 1, 2019, enacted by H.B. 52, "Remote Notarization Standards," Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 192 Utah Code § 46-1-3.5 (effective-date banner + enactment note) |
| VermontVTReviewed 2026-08-31 | RON authorized | July 1, 2022 (2021 Act No. 171, Adj. Sess., § 5, adding 26 V.S.A. § 5379); OPR's permanent rules implementing it took effect Feb. 26, 2025 26 V.S.A. § 5379, historical/amendment note(summary) |
| VirginiaVAReviewed 2026-08-24 | RON authorized | July 1, 2012 (video/audio-conference provisions of the companion bills H.B. 2318, 2011 Acts ch. 731, and S.B. 827, 2011 Acts ch. 834; electronic notarization generally since 2007) 2011 Va. Acts ch. 731 (H 2318), enactment clause 2 |
| WashingtonWAReviewed 2026-08-24 | RON authorized | October 1, 2020 (SB 5641, 2019 — 2019 c 154) RCW 42.45.280, session note to 2019 c 154 s 1 |
| West VirginiaWVReviewed 2026-08-31 | RON authorized | June 17, 2021 (90 days after March 19, 2021 passage), under 2021 SB 469 which added RON (§39-4-37) and RIN (§39-4-38) 2021 W.Va. SB 469 (Enrolled Committee Substitute), passage/effective-date line on the bill text page(summary) |
| WisconsinWIReviewed 2026-08-24 | RON authorized | May 1, 2020, under 2019 Wisconsin Act 125 (signed March 3, 2020) Wisconsin Legislative Council Act Memo, 2019 Wisconsin Act 125 (Apr. 6, 2020) |
| WyomingWYReviewed 2026-08-31 | RON authorized | July 1, 2021, enacted by 2021 Wyoming S.F. 0029 (Enrolled Act No. 10, Senate, 66th Legislature), which created the Wyoming Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, W.S. 32-3-101 to -131 W.S. 32-3-103; 2021 Wyo. Sess. Laws, Enrolled Act No. 10, Senate (S.F. 0029) § 5(a) |
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We have not established this value from a primary source for the following. That is a gap in our research, not a finding that the jurisdiction has no rule.
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- Identity verificationHow a remotely located signer's identity must be established: personal knowledge, credible witness, or credential analysis plus knowledge-based authentication.
- Signer locationWhere the signer may physically be during the session, including the conditions most states attach to signing from outside the United States.
- Notary fee capThe maximum a notary may charge per remote notarial act, where the jurisdiction sets one. This is the notary's statutory fee, not a platform price.
- Record retentionHow long the audio-visual recording and the notary's journal must be kept, and by whom.
- Document exclusionsDocument classes the jurisdiction places outside its remote online notarization provisions — most often wills and other estate-planning instruments.
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