I'll add that a way to put readers more firmly on notice that a document was notarized in electronic form, and a paper copy is automatically dubious, is for the notary to only type their name on the signature line, and do the PKI digital signature. Don't provide an image of a handwritten signature at all.
Is this legal? It depends on the state's rules. The draft Vermont rules are fuzzy on this point, and I complained about it in the online hearing. |
