Electronic and Remote Online Notarization Flashcards

What is Remote Online Notarization (RON) in the context of Oklahoma notary law?

Answer: Notarizing electronic documents while the signer appears via live audio-video technology

RON allows Oklahoma notaries to notarize electronic documents while communicating with the signer through live two-way audio-video technology.

Oklahoma's Remote Online Notarization law went into effect in which year?

Answer: 2019

Oklahoma enacted its RON statute in 2019, authorizing notaries to perform remote online notarizations.

Which technology is required for an Oklahoma notary to perform a Remote Online Notarization?

Answer: Live two-way audio-video communication

RON requires live, real-time two-way audio-video communication between the notary and the signer.

For an Oklahoma RON, what identity verification method is typically required beyond knowledge-based authentication?

Answer: Credential analysis of the signer's government-issued ID

RON platforms typically require credential analysis — automated verification of a government-issued photo ID — in addition to or instead of knowledge-based authentication.

An Oklahoma notary performing a RON must use which type of signature?

Answer: An electronic signature and an electronic notary seal

RON requires the notary to use an electronic signature and an electronic notary seal that meet the standards set by approved RON platforms.

Under Oklahoma's RON law, where is the notary deemed to have performed the notarial act?

Answer: In Oklahoma, regardless of where the signer is located

For RON purposes, the notarial act is deemed to have occurred in Oklahoma, at the notary's physical location, regardless of the signer's location.