Remote Online Notarization
Online Notarization in Texas
Have eligible documents notarized by secure two-way video on OneNotary or BlueNotary. No travel fee. The notary stays in Texas; you may join from anywhere.
Texas authorizes remote online notarization under Government Code Subchapter C, Chapter 406 (§§ 406.101–406.111). Veritas Notary LLC performs those sessions as a Texas online notary. Sessions run on OneNotary or BlueNotary. The platform supplies the audio-video session, credential analysis, identity proofing, electronic seal, and recording Texas requires.
How Remote Online Notarization Works
Sign legally from your phone or computer anywhere in the world under Texas Government Code § 406.110.
Device & Camera
Open your email invitation on a smartphone, tablet, or computer with a working camera, microphone, and stable internet. Ensure you are in a quiet, well-lit room.
Credential Analysis
Hold your unexpired government ID (driver license, state ID, or US passport) up to your device camera to capture the front and back. Automated credential analysis checks the ID's security features.
Security Questions
Answer 5 multiple-choice Knowledge-Based Authentication questions generated from credit/public databases within 2 minutes (e.g. past addresses, vehicle models, or mortgages).
Live Signing & Seal
Join the secure live video with Josh Summers. You’ll review the document, electronically sign on screen, and Josh applies the Texas Digital Notary Seal with X.509 tamper-evident encryption.
Audio-video recordings and digital journal records are securely archived for five (5) years in compliance with Tex. Gov't Code § 406.108.
How a session works
- Book with us. We confirm the documents are eligible for online notarization.
- You join the session on OneNotary or BlueNotary, complete identity proofing, and present a government-issued photo ID on camera (Gov't Code § 406.110).
- We meet by secure two-way video. You sign electronically during the session.
- You receive the completed, electronically sealed documents.
Texas rules we follow
- The notary must be physically in Texas; you may be in another state or country.
- Online-notarization fee is $25 per notarial act in addition to the per-act statutory fee (§ 406.111). No travel fee.
- The audio-video record is kept for five years (§ 406.108).
- The notarial certificate must state that the act was an online notarization (§ 406.110).
See the full fee schedule.
What cannot be done online
Wills, codicils, and testamentary trusts are excluded from the Texas Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (Business & Commerce Code § 322.003) and must be executed in person (Estates Code § 251.051). Some lenders, courts, and recording offices also refuse a remote notarization. Confirm with the office that will receive your documents before you book.
If a video session is not a fit, we can schedule a mobile paper signing or an in-person electronic notarization on BlueNotary.
Common questions
Is online notarization legal in Texas?
Yes. Texas authorizes remote online notarization under Government Code Chapter 406, Subchapter C (§§ 406.101–406.111). The notary must be physically in Texas; you may join from another state or country. Confirm with the office that will receive your documents that they accept a remote notarization before you book.
How does a remote online notarization session work?
You book with us, then join the session on OneNotary or BlueNotary for identity proofing and a government-issued photo ID check on camera. We meet by secure two-way video, you sign electronically during the session, and you receive the completed, electronically sealed documents. The audio-video record is retained for five years as Texas requires.
What cannot be notarized online in Texas?
Wills, codicils, and testamentary trusts are excluded from the Texas Uniform Electronic Transactions Act and must be executed in person. Some lenders, courts, and recording offices also refuse remote notarizations. If video is not a fit, we can schedule a mobile paper signing or an in-person electronic notarization instead.
How does billing work with an online notarization?
There is no travel fee for remote sessions. In its place, there is a $25 online notarization fee per notarial act, plus Texas statutory signature fees. Examples from the Texas Secretary of State fee structure: one signer on one certificate is $25 + $10 = $35; two signers on the same certificate is $25 + $10 + $1 = $36; two signers on separate certificates in one session is $35 + $35 = $70. Ask for a written estimate before you book.
What is the difference between online notarization and in-person electronic notarization?
Online notarization (RON) is a video appearance with credential analysis and identity proofing. In-person electronic notarization (IPEN) is face-to-face: both parties are physically present and the document is signed and sealed electronically. We run online sessions on OneNotary or BlueNotary, and in-person electronic notarizations on BlueNotary.