Posted by Linda_in_MI on 7/14/11 8:14pm
Msg #389747
Oklahoma AG says online notaries are illegal
Brenda, I guess you can add this to that listing you are keeping
http://www.tulsatoday.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2724:online-notaries-are-illegal-in-oklahoma&catid=60:state&Itemid=108
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Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s Public Protection Unit Wednesday cautioned Oklahomans not to use online notarization services.
Pruitt issued the warning after consumers in several states reported being contacted by an electronic notarization service provider. The provider claimed their service could provide an online notary via webcam that bypassed the need to appear in person to receive notarization.
“Online notaries are illegal and should not be used by Oklahoma consumers,” Pruitt said. “A document must be notarized in person by a notary public with a valid state commission number.”
The function of a notary public is to act as an official witness to the identity of a person who comes before the notary. A notary is authorized to witness or attest a signature, administer an oath or affirmation, certify an oath or affirmation, take acknowledgments and certify or attest a copy.
For more information or to report fraud, contact the Attorney General’s Public Protection Unit at (405) 521-2029 or online at www.oag.ok.gov.
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Reply by SouthernOK on 7/14/11 8:56pm
Msg #389748
I see a few problems here
1. How will anyone that receives a document know if the notarization was made online?
2. It states that a document must be notarized in person by a notary with a valid state commission number. How will the consumer know if a commission is valid? I haven't had anyone ask me for my number so they could look it up on the website, but they could if they knew how. The article does not give the consumer any means to verify a commission.
I'm most worried about the first question, honestly.
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Reply by Philip Johnson on 7/14/11 9:09pm
Msg #389750
My notary stamp has an expiration date on it
and from there, they'd have to take it at face value.
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Reply by Linda_H/FL on 7/14/11 9:14pm
Msg #389751
Re: I see a few problems here
The one thing I see is the absence of a "wet" signature...for both the signer AND the notary... that should tip someone off that there's something wrong with this certificate.
JMO
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Reply by FlaNotary2 on 7/14/11 10:02pm
Msg #389753
There is a big difference in appearance between "real" seal
and an "electronic" seal. The electronic one looks like something created on a computer - doesn't usually resemble a rubber stamp at all.
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Reply by MW/VA on 7/15/11 8:16am
Msg #389765
I'm glad to see that more states are warning the public about this. At this point, no online
notarization is legal. VA's doesn't go into effect until next July.
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