I agree. So that could mean that California notaries would not be doing remote webcam notarizations. If someone in CA calls remotely to a notary located in another state where webcam notarizations are legal, that notary is operating under the laws of the state where THAT notary is located. So California state requirements would be irrelevant in those cases.
Up to now, at least, there's always been an understanding that one state accepts notarizations completed by notaries located in another state, under that state's law. So unless that changes, people wouldn't need us. I suspect there will long be a sizeable number of people who won't feel comfortable going the remote route, so there will still be some business for CA notaries for a good while. But IF the idea takes hold without legal challenges that block it, business volume here could gradually dwindle to next to nothing. |
