NE Notary - Nebraska Notary Remote Online Notarization (RON) Questions and Answers

Question 1

A commissioned Nebraska online notary public is on vacation in Florida. A client requests an urgent remote online notarization for a document they are signing in Omaha. According to Nebraska law, what must the notary do?

Accepted Answer

Refuse to perform the notarization until they are physically located within the state of Nebraska.

Answer

Nebraska Revised Statute § 64-405(1) explicitly requires that the online notary public must be physically located within the geographical boundaries of Nebraska at the time of performing the online notarial act. The physical location of the signer is not restricted.

Question 2

Under the Nebraska Online Notary Public Act, for what minimum period must an online notary public retain the secure audio-visual recording of a remote online notarization session?

Accepted Answer

10 years from the date of the notarization.

Answer

Nebraska Revised Statute § 64-413(1) mandates that an online notary public shall keep a recording of the audio-visual communication for each online notarial act for a period of at least ten years after the date of the act.

Question 3

When identifying a principal for a remote online notarization who is not personally known to the notary, which of the following represents a required component of Nebraska's identity-proofing process?

Accepted Answer

The signer must answer a series of challenge questions generated from public and private data sources.

Answer

Nebraska Revised Statute § 64-407 specifies the methods for identifying a remotely located individual. One method involves remote presentation of a government-issued ID, credential analysis of that ID, and knowledge-based authentication (KBA). KBA consists of a series of questions generated from third-party data sources to verify the signer's identity.

Question 4

How does the legal requirement for maintaining a journal for Remote Online Notarizations (RON) differ from the requirement for traditional, in-person notarizations in Nebraska?

Accepted Answer

A secure electronic journal is mandatory for RON, while a journal for traditional notarizations is only recommended.

Answer

According to Nebraska Revised Statute § 64-414, an online notary public *shall* keep a secure electronic journal of all online notarial acts, making it a legal requirement. In contrast, for traditional paper notarizations, the Nebraska Secretary of State strongly recommends keeping a journal as a best practice, but it is not mandated by statute.

Question 5

During a RON session, the audio portion of the communication link fails, but the video remains clear. The Nebraska online notary and the signer can see each other but cannot speak or hear each other. What is the appropriate course of action for the notary?

Accepted Answer

Terminate the session immediately and restart only when a continuous, real-time, two-way audio-visual feed is established.

Answer

Nebraska Revised Statute § 64-406 requires that the notarization be conducted via 'communication technology' that allows the notary and the signer to communicate simultaneously by sight and sound. If either component fails, the legal requirement is not met. Using separate channels like a phone call and video does not constitute a single, secure, and recordable communication link as required.

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NE Notary - Nebraska Notary Remote Online Notarization (RON) Questions and Answers