Colorado Department of State temporarily authorizes remote notarization

State Issues Covid-19 Colorado Notary Fintech

Effective March 30, the Colorado secretary of state amended its State Notary Program Rules to temporarily authorize and establish minimum standards for remote notarization. The amended rules require that both the notary and the remotely located individual be in the state of Colorado, that the system used to perform remote notarization must enable the notary to verify the identity of the remotely located individual and any required witness, that the notary, individual, and any witness are viewing the same record, and that all signatures or changes to the record made by the individual or witness are made in real time.