RON platforms your state will accept
Remote online notarization platforms, compared for notaries: each one read against what your state's rule asks of a platform and your state's own approved list.
Example entry
- Date
- 2026-10-22 09:14
- Act
- Acknowledgment
- Signer ID
- Driver's license, credential analysis and KBA
- Session
- Remote, audio-video, recorded
Start with the comparison that matches your work
All comparisons- Notary E&O insurance for remote notaries, comparedWhich E&O policies say they cover remote online and electronic acts, read from the insurers' own pages.Checked
- E-signature platforms with a notary feature, comparedFor an office that already signs electronically: which e-signature suites add remote notarization, and what you still need.Checked
- Electronic notary software (RON and in-person electronic), comparedWhich tools cover remote acts, in-person electronic acts or both, and what each leaves the notary to bring.Checked
- RON platforms for a solo notary, comparedFor an independent notary: own signers, a journal and recording kept for your state's period, and the state lists each is on.Checked
Tools that work from your state's rule
Dates, journal pages and fee checks worked out from what the state publishes, so each answer follows the rule you work under.
JournalsNotary journal templatePick your state and print a journal page with the columns its rule asks for.OpenInvoicingNotary invoice templateInvoice your own notarial fees; a line above your state's cap is flagged.OpenReadinessRON readiness checklistYour state's steps before a first remote act, ticked off one by one.OpenRecordingsRON recording retention date calculatorSession date and state in, the earliest date the recording and journal may go out.OpenFeesNotary session fee ledgerLog your sessions and fees; the ledger totals them and flags any line over the state's cap.OpenJournal checkNotary journal entry checkCheck one journal entry against the fields your state requires for a remote act.OpenState listsState-approved RON platform finderPick a state that publishes a list and see the platforms on it, as the state writes them.OpenCommissionOnline commission and certificate term checkCheck that your digital certificate does not expire before your commission does.Open
The states that publish an approved list
Each list read as the state prints it. The count is the platforms the list approves for remote acts.
| State | What the state calls its list | Remote platforms listed | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado CO | Remote Notarization Providers | 20 | |
| Kansas KS | RON/IPEN Provider List | 30 | |
| Louisiana LA | Remote Notary Approved Vendor List | 19 | |
| Maine ME | Approved Providers of Technology | 12 | |
| Maryland MD | List of Authorized Remote Online Notary (RON) Vendors | 36 | |
| Missouri MO | Approved Notary Software Vendors | 31 | |
| Nebraska NE | Approved Online Notary Solution Providers | 20 | |
| Pennsylvania PA | Electronic Notarization and Remote Notarization Technology Providers | 28 |
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- Remote notarization fees by stateWhat each state lets a notary charge for a remote act, a copy and a technology fee, from the statute.
Browse by the part of the work
Platforms, state lists, the records you keep and the business around the commission.
Pick the platform your state will accept.
Start from your state's approved list, then read each platform against what the rule asks of it.