Posted by Susan Fischer on 7/29/11 4:40pm
Msg #391985

Woo hoo! Oregon ixnays webcam Notarizations:

"A private company claims to have the first online notarization website and has false claims concerning a new online notarization service. The web-based platform purports to allow a person to submit copies of identification over the Internet and to use a webcam in lieu of a personal appearance in front of a notary public. Appearance via webcam does not meet the requirements for notarization in Oregon.

Oregon notaries public are not authorized under current law to perform electronic notarizations. Even if they were, Oregon law requires a person to appear personally before a notary public to obtain notarial acts like acknowledgments or oaths. This means the party must be physically present before the notary public. A video image or other form of non-physical representation is not a personal appearance in front of a notary public under current state or federal laws. The technology solution offered by this private company does not comply with Oregon law.

It is important that Oregon notaries do not participate in this scheme. Clearly, Oregon notaries public who notarize in this fashion are breaking the law, and are subject to administrative and possibly criminal and civil sanctions. It is unclear if notarizations of Oregon citizens done remotely by notaries that are not in Oregon will be upheld in court.

Tom Wrosch

Commercial Registries Manager
Corporation Division, Secretary of State"

We may be slow, but we got there.

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 7/29/11 4:58pm
Msg #391987

Great news!! n/m

Reply by Susan Fischer on 7/29/11 5:30pm
Msg #391992

Now, all we need is the legislature to fix the legal

question of comity - or at least a court ruling on the first out-of-state remote "appearance" challenged.

Reply by Sandra Clark on 7/29/11 6:54pm
Msg #391996

Re: Now, all we need is the legislature to fix the legal

Agree with you 100%. Our Gov needs a good challange case to get our stupid law repealed. Our legislators don't listen to us lowly notaries - either a challange by another state or a good old fraud case might make them listen.

Reply by Susan Fischer on 7/29/11 6:59pm
Msg #392000

Ok, Sandra!- Here's the plan....[whisper whisper whisper] jk n/m

Reply by Sandra Clark on 7/29/11 7:27pm
Msg #392004

Re: Ok, Sandra!- Here's the plan....[whisper whisper whisper] jk

LOL love it when a plan comes together.

Reply by Sandra Clark on 7/29/11 7:32pm
Msg #392006

Re: Ok, Sandra!- Here's the plan....[whisper whisper whisper] jk

Susan - much luck to you in your retirement and hope GN work keeps you as busy as you want to be........hope you stay on the board, have enjoy reading your posts.

Reply by Susan Fischer on 7/30/11 10:26am
Msg #392059

Thanks, Sandra. We do have some fun, don't we? Have

a great weekend, and, for what it's worth, keep on keeping on - it will get better.