Pat Kinsel, a venture capitalist at Polaris Partners, came up with the idea for a mobile notary service after experiencing an inconvenience when he tried to verify a document remotely. His startup, Notarize, will dramatically improve the speediness and […]

    Online notary public NotaryCam can authorize postal consent forms remotely using a computer’s webcam and video chat, thanks to new Virginia laws. The postal consent form allows Scan Mailboxes to handle the public’s mail, which operates through an […]

    Governor of Virginia Terry McAuliffe has signed a new policy into action that will restore voting rights to over 200,000 former inmates who have completed parole. Previously VA inmates permanently lost the right to vote upon conviction, but […]

  Due to the increasing problem of notary fraud in Arizona, legislators just passed a law allowing county attorneys to take action against notaries exploiting immigrants. Notary publics are not authorized to give counsel to immigrants regarding their immigration papers, […]

    Bowdoin College is offering notary services for students, faculty, and staff who are handling big legal documents and need help. Meg Hart, the Legal Compliance Officer in the university’s Treasurer’s Office, came to Bowdoin after law school, and […]

    Many people are unclear about the functions and responsibilities of a notary. Notaries public are officers of the law that can verify and authenticate documents using genuine signatures, seals, and stamps. Their duties include witnessing the power of […]