An Alabama online notary is a remote service provided by a certified notary public appointed to handle the witnessing of legal documents. To verify a signer, the notary will request the online identification of the individual, which must be government issued.
Is Online Notary Legal in Alabama?
Yes, under Senate Bill SB275, which went into effect on July 1, 2021, and codified into the statutes under § 36-20-73.1.
Online Notary Requirements
It allows online notary services to take place under the following conditions:
- Two (2) forms of government-issued identification, one (1) that must include a photo of the signatory (and a description must be made on how it was verified);
- Two (2)-way audio and video communication;
- Date and time of the notarial act;
- A description of the documents;
- The notary public must be physically located in Alabama; and
- The video recording of the signatory must be held for a period of seven (7) years.
Source: § 36-20-73.1.
Notary Acknowledgment
For physical notary services, an individual may take any of the following forms to a notary public to have signed in their presence. A notary acknowledgment should either be added as text to the bottom of a form or added as an addendum to a document.
Individual Notary Acknowledgment
Sample Form
ALABAMA NOTARY ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM
State of Alabama
County of [COUNTY NAME]
I, [NAME OF NOTARY PUBLIC], hereby certify that [INDIVIDUAL’S NAME] whose name is signed to this foregoing conveyance, and who is known to me, acknowledged before me on this day that, being informed of the contents of the conveyance, they executed the same voluntarily on the day the same bears date.
Given under my hand this [DAY] of [MONTH], [YEAR].
(SEAL)
_____________________________
Notary Public in and for said
County in said State
