Online notarization, explained.
A commissioned notary can witness your signature over live video, any hour of the day, and the result is a legally recognized notarized document — no branch hours, no drive. Here is how it works, what you need, and when an in-person notary is still the right call.
The notary session is part of every filing.
Jurably files memoranda of contract and their releases. Each filing includes one online notary session — a licensed remote online notary meets you by video and every sworn document the filing needs is signed in that one sitting. Most sessions take five minutes or less.
We don’t sell notarization on its own, and we don’t dispatch mobile notaries. If you only need a document notarized, any of the platforms on our comparison page will do it in minutes; a local notary or a mobile notary handles the wet-ink cases.
Five minutes, five steps.
Remote online notarization is a legally recognized way to get a document witnessed and sealed over live video. Here’s the whole path.
Upload your document
Add the document you need notarized. You choose it, you sign it — the platform handles the notarial logistics.
Verify your identity
Answer a few knowledge-based questions and scan your photo ID. It takes about a minute and it’s required by law.
Meet your notary on video
A commissioned online notary joins you on live video to witness the signing, any hour of the day.
Sign and seal
You e-sign on screen; the notary applies the notarial certificate and official seal in real time.
Download and go
Your notarized document is ready to download, share, or file immediately — no waiting for the mail.
Jurably is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. You choose and sign your own documents; a commissioned notary handles the notarial act.
Yes, there’s an ID check. It’s the law.
Every notarization, online or in person, requires the notary to confirm who you are. Online, that means a few knowledge-based questions only you can answer, plus a scan of your government ID. It’s a legal safeguard against fraud, and no platform can waive it. Passing takes most people under a minute.
- A government-issued photo ID
- A phone or laptop with a camera
- About five minutes
Then you’re straight through to a live notary.
When a webcam is enough — and when it isn’t.
Online notarization fits any signer who is comfortable on a video call. A few situations still call for a notary in the room.
- The signer has a photo ID and a phone or laptop with a camera.
- Signers are in different cities — or different states.
- You need it done tonight, not during branch hours.
- The document is yours alone to sign — like a memorandum of contract.
- A signer won’t or can’t use a video call.
- The recipient insists on wet ink.
- Your state or the document type doesn’t allow online notarization — see the state-by-state rules.
- Read how mobile notaries work.
The documents that move deals.
Investors and everyday signers use online notarization for the paperwork that has to be sealed before it counts.
Real-estate closings
Deeds, closing packages, and settlement documents — notarized on your timeline, not the branch’s.
Powers of attorney
Get a POA executed and sealed so the right person can sign when you can’t be in the room.
Title & transfer documents
Affidavits of title, transfer-on-death deeds, and lien releases — witnessed and stamped.
Sworn affidavits
Sworn statements, including the certificate of mailing that records with a Texas memorandum of contract.
Filing a memorandum of contract? The online notary session is built into that flow — you never leave the wizard.
File a memorandum of contract.
Upload your signed contract, confirm the details, meet the notary by video, and Jurably files it with the county — the notary session and the county recording fee are included.