THERE ARE ONLY THREE APPROVED PLATFORMS AT LAUNCH

You do not need to guess where to start. The Supreme Court’s first three accredited Electronic Notarization Facilities are Twala by Ohelio, Inc., QLegal by Quanby Solutions, Inc., and NotarizeIT by UNAWA, Inc.

Start through the Supreme Court’s official registration portal, which directs users to those services.

Do not rely on a random Facebook page, a message offering “online notary,” or an ordinary video-call app. The platform must be accredited, and the lawyer handling the notarization must be a commissioned Electronic Notary Public.

THE PROCESS STILL HAS CLEAR STEPS

The service varies slightly by platform, but the route is straightforward.

1. Pick Twala, QLegal, or NotarizeIT through the Supreme Court portal. 2. Create an account using your email address. 3. Prepare your document in PDF or PDF/A format. 4. Complete the platform’s identity check using a valid government ID. 5. Choose or book a commissioned electronic notary. 6. Join the live video session with the notary and any required witnesses. 7. Sign electronically during the session. 8. Receive the notarized document with its electronic certificate and seal.

You need a working camera, microphone, stable internet connection, and a current browser. The notarization itself happens inside the approved platform, not through a separate Zoom, Google Meet, or Messenger call.

YOU CAN APPEAR BY VIDEO, BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR

This is the part people may misunderstand.

Remote Electronic Notarization lets you meet the notary through live video. It does not remove the personal-appearance rule. The notary still has to see you, check your identity, and witness the electronic act.

If your document needs a witness, that witness also has to create their own account and join through the platform. They cannot simply sit beside you and appear under your account.

The point is convenience without throwing away the protection behind notarization.

NOT EVERY DOCUMENT CAN USE THE NEW ROUTE

eNotarization is for digital documents, especially documents prepared as PDF or PDF/A.

If you already have a paper document with wet signatures, handwritten changes, or an office that insists on receiving an original paper copy, traditional notarization may still be the right route. Notarial wills and depositions are also excluded.

Before you start, ask the office receiving the document whether it accepts an electronically notarized version. A notarized document can still be rejected if the receiving office has a separate filing rule.

THE SYSTEM MAKES VERIFICATION EASIER, BUT A NOTARIZED DOCUMENT IS NOT AUTOMATICALLY TRUE

After the notarization is completed, the document is sent to the Supreme Court’s Central Notarial Database. The electronic certificate identifies the notary, their commission, and whether the session was remote or in person.

That gives people a better way to check if the notarization is real.

But a notary does not certify that every claim in an affidavit, contract, or authorization is true. Notarization confirms the act of signing and appearance before the notary. It does not turn a false statement into a true one.