Welcome to Colorado Notary To Go Remote Notary Services

Colorado Notary To Go offers convenient and reliable remote online notary services that are available anytime. 

The use of a remote notarization provider’s system (provider) is required so that the notary can simultaneously witness in real time what is taking place, i.e., the signing or acknowledging a document. I use BlueNotary. 

In Colorado, a notary public is a person commissioned to serve the public as a neutral witness. A notary performs notarial acts that are allowed or required by law. A notary is a verifier, an authenticator, an impartial agent for the state, a public recorder of acts, and an unbiased, official witness. 

A remote online notary has permission to perform notarizations by using a secure online platform. Only a currently commissioned Colorado notary public with an Active status in the Secretary of State’s online database who has applied and been approved as a remote notary may perform remote notarizations. All remote notarizations must be recorded and the audio-video recordings must be securely stored for ten years.

Colorado allows a commissioned notary to provide remote notarization services for remotely located individuals within the United States to remotely notarize any electronic documents that are normally allowed under Colorado’s RULONA notary law.

A notary providing a remote notarization service for a remotely located individual outside the United States may only remotely notarize electronic documents that relate to at least one of the following:

• A matter that will be filed with or is currently before a court, governmental entity, or other entity in the United States
• Property located in the United States
• A transaction substantially connected to the United States

Yes, with a few exceptions. There are special restrictions for some notarizations. A notary may not notarize a will or codicil or any acknowledgment required under sections 15-11-502 or 15-11-504, C.R.S., except as specifically provided in the Colorado Uniform Electronic Wills Act (HB 21-1004, effective January 21, 2021; amended by SB 21-266, effective July 2, 2021), codified at sections 15-11-1301 to 15-11-1311, C.R.S. More info can be found at https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/notary/FAQ/remote.html

NOTE: A notary cannot perform a remote notarization if the remotely located individual does not want or agree to be recorded.

Before actually recording the notarization, the notary public must first:

• Tell the remotely located individual that the notarization will be recorded and the details of its storage including where and for how long it will be stored; and
• Obtain the remotely located individual’s express consent (verbal agreement) to both the recording and storage of the recording.

Once the notary discloses the necessary information and obtains consent, the notary must make sure that the audio-video recording contains the following:

The notary must state:

• The notary’s name
• The date and time of the notarial act
• A description of all documents (examples: affidavit, financial record, etc.) involved in the notary act
• The remotely located individual’s name whose signature is the subject of the act
• The identity of any required credible witness
• The method(s) of identification (Colorado driver’s license, etc.) used to identify the remotely located individual and witness, if any:
  • Personal knowledge: If the notary uses personal knowledge of the remotely located individual, the notary must state how the notary public knows the remotely located individual and for how long.
  • Credible witness: lf the notary uses a credible witness to identify a remotely located individual, then the notary and the credible witness must make statements as follows:
    • The notary must explain: how the notary public knows the credible witness and for how long and
    • The credible witness must explain how the credible witness knows the remotely located individual.
  • Remote presentation and credential analysis of a government-issued ID, and the data contained on the credential, that contains the signature and a photograph of the remotely located individual, and at least one of the following:
    • A dynamic, knowledge-based authentication assessment by a trusted third party, like a remote notary provider.
    • A valid public key certificate that complies with the Colorado Notary Rules
    • Any other method that complies with the Colorado Notary Rules
  • The remotely located individual must state that his or her actions before the notary are knowingly and voluntarily made.
  • The notary must disclose that the transaction is being recorded and the details of the recording’s storage
  • The remotely located individual must explicitly consent (agree) to both the recording and the storage of the recording
  • Confirm the notary and the remotely located individual(s) are viewing the same record
    • All signatures, changes, and attachments to the record must be made in real time

• Colorado residents apply to the Colorado Secretary of State: https://www.coloradosos.gov/pubs/notary/home.html
• Colorado Notary Solutions provides the training, supplies, and guidance that any Colorado Notary applicant needs. 

Additional Resources for notaries and anyone interested in becoming a notary:

• As the leading authority on the American Notary office, the National Notary Association is committed to serving Notaries and their employers throughout the United States by imparting knowledge, building community, and promoting sound professional standards of practice for the benefit and protection of the public.
• BlueNotary and the Blue Notary YouTube Channel provide free information and offer paid memberships and courses to level up your notary knowledge and business game. BlueNotary also provides easy access to remote online notary services for both individuals and businesses. For a discount on BlueNotary service subscription, please use my affiliate link: https://app.bluenotary.us/business/register?referralCode=ywsoyxkj1th
• American Association of Notaries provides guidance, link, and notary supplies to serve notaries nationwide.