"So there isn't one electronic notarial certificate that the notary or platform provider has stored somewhere and uses over and over again; each record that gets notarized has it's own electronic notarial certificate"
This IS the case in VA. One electronic notarial certificate that is used over and over again until it expires with the notary's paper based commission. The notary has control over his/her electronic notarial certificate; either browser based or hard-ware based. (This is changing this year; ACES certificates are no longer being issued. e-notaries now have to choose between and IGC or ECA certificates.
VA law requires electronic notarizes be recorded in an electronic journal. |