Online notarization · New Jersey · Updated November 8, 2026
Can I get a document notarized over Zoom or FaceTime?
Not on an ordinary video call. A legal New Jersey online notarization uses a remote notarization platform: you and a notary in New Jersey see and hear each other live, your identity is verified, and the session is recorded and kept for at least ten years.
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What New Jersey requires
The notary must be in New Jersey. The technology must let you and the notary communicate at the same time by sight and sound, the notary must verify who you are (for example with two different identity-proofing methods), and an audio-visual recording of the act is made and kept for at least ten years. A Zoom or FaceTime call between you and a notary doesn't do those things on its own.
Where you can be
Anywhere in the United States. Signers outside the U.S. can use it only when the document relates to a U.S. matter, such as a U.S. court or government filing or U.S. property, and the country you're in doesn't forbid it.
How a session goes
You upload the document as a PDF, confirm your ID, join the video session, and sign electronically while the notary watches. The notary completes the certificate and you download the notarized document. See online notarization with a New Jersey notary.
When it won't work
Some offices still want a paper original with an ink signature, and New Jersey online notarization isn't used for wills and codicils or paper vehicle titles. Ask the office receiving the document whether it accepts an electronic notarization before you book.
Sources: N.J.S.A. 52:7-10.1, 52:7-10.10, 52:7-10.11 and 52:7-10.17 (P.L.2021, c.179) and N.J.A.C. 17:50-1.9, read on the New Jersey Legislature's session law and the state regulation text, checked November 11, 2026.
What it costs
The session price is shown before you confirm, and extra signers are priced on the booking form. There's no travel fee.
How to book or request
Book an online session, upload the document, and have a current government photo ID and a phone or computer with a camera ready. Morning, daytime and evening times are on the calendar.
Book an online sessionWill my online notarization be accepted? Call (908) 444-6373
Common questions
Is an online notarization legal?
Yes, when it's done under the state's remote notarization law. New Jersey's law took effect in 2021, and most states have similar laws.
Can my local notary just watch me sign on FaceTime?
Not as a valid online notarization in New Jersey: the act has to meet the remote notarization rules, including identity verification and a recording kept for at least ten years.
Can someone outside the U.S. do it?
Only for a document tied to a U.S. matter, and only where the country they're in doesn't forbid it. Otherwise use a notary or consulate where they are.
Will the receiving office accept it?
Most U.S. offices accept electronic notarizations, but some want paper. Ask them first.
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General information, not legal advice. We are not lawyers, and MCC Solutions is not a law firm. Updated November 8, 2026.