[WSBAPT] Notary Endorsement for Electronic Services

[Amy Goertz]

My understanding is that in addition to your regular Notary license, you need to add this endorsement:

https://www.dol.wa.gov/forms/659005.pdf <https://www.dol.wa.gov/forms/659005.pdf>

To that end, any insight into what "electronic software” the courts prefer? I’m assuming this meeting via Zoom, Skype, or other teleconferencing is going to be a permanent addition to our practice.

Amy


Amy J. Goertz, J.D.
Goertz & Lambrecht PLLC
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> On Mar 25, 2020, at 10:09 AM, Thomas M. Culbertson <tculbertson at lukins.com> wrote:
> 
> Because the witness issue is unresolved, and I suspect can be resolved only by legislation, I haven’t been following this too carefully, but I did notice the following: 
>  
> RCW 42.45.280 only applies to “electronic records notary publics”, which are defined at 42.45.010 (5) to be “an individual commissioned by the director to perform a notarial act with respect to electronic records.” Does that mean your run of the mill ordinary notary (like me) has to do something special to take advantage of this provision?
>  
> If this has been covered previously on this listserv, my apologies, but frankly the older I get the less embarrassed I am by occasionally proving my ignorance.  😊
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