Mike Goodley wrote in part "All 18 pages would need to be scanned, not sent back".
I feel uneasy about this. Obviously a scan of a notarized document is quite a bit easier to alter or fake than one with wet-ink signatures and an embossed or wet-ink notary stamp. But the client wants the convenience of electronic documents, and doesn't want the complexity of IPEN or RON. (Not to mention those can't be done by CA notaries, nor by notaries in my state yet). So they engage in the typical race to the bottom.
The Vermont Secretary of State's office does almost the same thing. A new notary applicant must agree to orally and sign an oath of office before a different notary. If the other notary is from VT, it MUST be on paper, for now. Then the applicant MUST scan it and upload it to the SOS's official website. |
