How does PandaDoc Notary work?
PandaDoc Notary is an online notarization platform that offers up secure and user-friendly notary tools allowing business and individuals to create, edit, send, and eSign your documents all from one place. When compared to the time, cost, and effort usually comes with hiring traditional notary services (such as walk-in and mobile notaries) notarizing your documents online with PandaDoc Notary will make your life easier than you ever imagined.
The PandaDoc Notary platform allows you to upload documents and connect virtually with a selection of state-commissioned online notaries so that you can get your docs eSigned and notarized within mere minutes. Rather than having to schedule a time and place to meet with a notary in person, PandaDoc notary brings the notary to you!
You can take comfort in knowing that PandaDoc Notary is MISMO® certified, which means that it fully complies with the MIMSO best practices and regulatory standards. In other words, notarizing your documents online offers a level of security and protection against fraud which is impossible with traditional notaries.
PandaDoc Notary operates on a highly secure cloud-based platform which protects your documents and sensitive personal information by employing several high level security features. This includes features such as Knowledge-Based Authentication (KBA) credentialing as a way to verify the document signers’ identities, in addition to state-of-the-art data encryption tools that protect your document against fraud or tampering.
Though the platform is notably user-friendly and easy to learn, the PandaDoc Notary product help center offers a full range of knowledge to access the solutions you need. They also offer reliable and knowledgeable chat support so that you are always covered, no matter what.
Request a demo today to learn more about how PandaDoc Notary can help you and try it out for yourself.
How does online notary work in North Carolina?
For notaries public appointed by North Carolina, remote online notarization is currently not permitted. However, North Carolina recognizes online notarizations performed by notaries commissioned in other states.
If you wish to make your life easier by taking advantage of the security, convenience, and quick turnaround by hiring a remote online notary, you first need to decide on a RON platform, such as PandaDoc Notary, which you will use to virtually connect with an online notary via a two-way audio-visual connection.
All signers are required to be present at the time the document is to be signed. This means that all signing parties will need access to a computer with a secure internet connection, a webcam, and a microphone to appear before the notary in real time.
Before any signers can apply their signatures to the document, they will be required to verify their identity for the notary. This can be done by producing one of several different methods for ID verification, including the following.
- The notary personally knows the signer and can confirm their identity.
- Presenting a government-issued ID.
- Using knowledge-based authentication (KBA) to verify the signer’s identity.
Once the identities have been verified, the document is eSigned. The online notary will then apply their own digital seal and signature. This digital seal contains encrypted, tamper-proof information that confirms the notary’s commission and ensures the document will be accepted as legally valid.
Once a document has been notarized online, RON law requires that the electronic journal and recording must be kept securely stored and accessible from the date the notarization was completed.
