Nearly all documents can be notarized on the Proof platform. However, certain documents are restricted. These documents should either not be notarized on the platform or should be notarized only in certain circumstances. Exceptions for each document are noted.
You can also check out Where documents notarized on the platform can be legally used.
Who this is for
The information and/or process below applies to all users on the Proof platform.
Allowed documents
Nearly all documents can be notarized on the Proof platform. Categories listed below are for example purposes only, and are not guarantees of acceptance.
⚠️ Always check with your own attorneys, advisors, or document recipients if you have any questions about whether your documents can be remotely notarized.
- Power of attorney
- Real estate documents
- Automotive documents
- Affidavits
- Beneficiary designations
- Construction permit application
- Consent forms
Restricted documents
The documents below cannot be notarized on the Proof platform.
- Documents intended for use outside of the United States, including documents that are being submitted to a foreign embassy.
- Certified copies of certain official documents: Many states prohibit their notaries from certifying court-issued documents or copies of birth, marriage, or death certificates.
- Marriage certificates: Notaries cannot remotely perform marriage ceremonies. This restriction does not apply to the notarization of Marriage by Proxy documents.
- Documents that appear tampered with: Notaries may suspect fraud or other illegal activity when asked to notarize documents that appear to have been tampered with (cross-outs, white-outs, cut and paste, etc.). Notaries hold the right to refuse to notarize these documents.
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Documents in which the notary is named or has a beneficial interest: States generally prohibit notaries from notarizing these documents.