NV Notary Electronic and Remote Notarization 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A Nevada electronic notary's technology vendor goes out of business. What should the notary do about pending remote notarizations?
- Continue using the defunct platform's offline mode
- Use personal video chat apps like FaceTime
- Stop performing remote acts until an approved replacement solution is in place (Correct answer)
- Notarize by phone call as a temporary measure
Correct answer: Stop performing remote acts until an approved replacement solution is in place
Remote notarizations may only be performed through a compliant audio-visual technology, so the notary must secure an approved replacement before continuing.
Question 2: Which statement about the electronic journal for remote notarizations is correct?
- Each remote notarial act must be recorded in an electronic journal entry (Correct answer)
- Journal entries are optional if a recording exists
- A paper journal alone is sufficient for remote acts
- The signer keeps the journal, not the notary
Correct answer: Each remote notarial act must be recorded in an electronic journal entry
Every remote notarial act must be documented in the electronic notary's electronic journal in addition to the audio-visual recording.
Question 3: During a remote session, the video feed freezes before the signer signs. What is the proper action?
- Ask the signer to email a photo of the signed document
- Have a third party confirm the signer finished signing
- Restart the session and complete identity verification again before proceeding (Correct answer)
- Finish the notarization based on the earlier portion of the call
Correct answer: Restart the session and complete identity verification again before proceeding
The notarial act requires continuous, simultaneous audio-visual communication, so an interrupted session must be restarted with verification repeated.
Question 4: What must a remote notarization certificate indicate about the notarial act?
- The signer's IP address
- The brand of computer the notary used
- The signer's home address
- That it was performed using audio-visual technology (Correct answer)
Correct answer: That it was performed using audio-visual technology
The certificate must state that the notarial act was performed remotely using audio-visual communication technology.
Question 5: May a Nevada electronic notary use identification verified by credential analysis if the signer's ID card fails the automated check?
- Yes, as long as a fee discount is applied
- Yes, if the signer promises to mail a copy later
- Yes, if the signer offers a second selfie
- No; the notary should not proceed if identity cannot be satisfactorily verified (Correct answer)
Correct answer: No; the notary should not proceed if identity cannot be satisfactorily verified
If credential analysis or identity proofing fails, the notary must refuse to perform the remote notarization.
Question 6: Which of the following is a valid alternative to credential analysis and KBA for identifying a remote signer?
- A social media profile matching the signer's name
- A handwritten letter from the signer's employer
- The notary's personal knowledge of the signer (Correct answer)
- The signer's business card
Correct answer: The notary's personal knowledge of the signer
Personal knowledge of the signer, or oath of a credible witness, can satisfy identification without technological identity proofing.
Question 7: What happens to a notary's electronic registration if the underlying traditional commission is revoked?
- The notary may still notarize electronically for 90 days
- Only paper notarizations are suspended
- The electronic registration continues independently
- The authority to perform electronic and remote notarizations also ends (Correct answer)
Correct answer: The authority to perform electronic and remote notarizations also ends
Electronic notary authority depends on an active underlying commission, so revocation terminates all notarial authority including electronic acts.
NV Notary Electronic and Remote Notarization 3
A Nevada electronic notary's technology vendor goes out of business.
What should the notary do about pending remote notarizations?