As of July 1, 2019, Tennessee Notaries are authorized to perform Remote Online Notarizations (RONs). This allows you to have documents notarized remotely via secure electronic means, provided specific conditions are met.

To clarify the process:

The notarial act can only be performed on electronic documents, with the principal (person requesting the notarization) appearing before the online notary at the time of the notarization.

This appearance occurs through an electronic two-way audio and video continuous communication.

The online notary public must be physically located within Tennessee, regardless of the location of the principal, to perform the notarial act via electronic means.

Additionally, to proceed with RON services, the client will need to pass a Knowledge-Based Authentication (KBA) process - an authentication method where users are asked personal questions before they can proceed with their login or action.

There are two types: static (e.g. security questions) and dynamic (using credit history or public records).

Credential Analysis Is performed by sophisticated identity verification tools that analyze a government-issued ID to confirm that it is both a legitimate government document and also matches the identity of the signer.