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District of Columbia
These resources – like the public health crisis itself – are constantly evolving and are only current as to the date of publication. This page was last updated on September 3, 2020.
For more up-to-date information on the relief programs available in the District of Columbia, we recommend that you visit D.C.'s COVID-19 Recovery Resources or Food Resources.
Description of Program and Relief
Remote Notarizations
During a Public Health Emergency, the Mayor may permit notarial acts even without the physical appearance of the person making the statement or executing the signature if:
(a) both the notary public and the individual communicate with each other simultaneously via an audio and video communication program, and
(b) the notary public meets the eligibility requirements described below.
Any notarial act will be deemed to have occurred in DC regardless of the notary public’s physical location as long as the requirements are met.
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During the period of time for which the Mayor has declared a public health emergency
Eligibility Requirements/Restrictions
The notary public:
"(A) Has notified the Mayor of the intention to perform notarial acts using audio-video communication and the identity of the audio-video communication the notary public intends to use;
"(B) Has satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual by personal knowledge or by the individual's presentation of a current government-issued identification that contains the signature and photograph of the individual to the notary public during the video conference;
"(C) Confirms that the individual made a statement or executed a signature on a document;
"(D) Receives by electronic means a legible copy of the signed document directly from the individual immediately after it was signed;
"(E) Upon receiving the signed document, immediately completes the notarization;
"(F) Upon completing the notarization, immediately transmits by electronic means the notarized document to the individual;
"(G) Creates, or directs another person to create, and retains an audio-visual recording of the performance of the notarial act for 3 years from the date of the notarial act; and
"(H) Indicates on a certificate of the notarial act and in a journal that the individual was not in the physical presence of the notary public and that the notarial act was performed using audio-visual communication."
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