UPDATE: Gov. Murphy signed legislation allowing a notary public to perform notarial services remotely during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Under the new law, a notarial act can be performed remotely if the notary either has:
- personal knowledge of the member of the public’s identity
- a witness either by oath or affirmation that can identify the person seeking a notarial act and has at least two forms of identity.
Remote notarial acts can take place immediately and will continue during the COVID-19 state of emergency. A copy of the new law can be found at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4000/3903_R1.PDF.
