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Last updated June 21, 2024

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Online Notary in Iowa

Online Notary, or remote online notarization (RON), is a service that helps Iowa residents and people across the United States notarize legal documents virtually. Notarization helps add validity to your legal documents. 

With LawDepot’s Online Notary, you don’t have to go to a notary in person. Instead, connect with a certified notary using your device’s camera and microphone. It’s safe and simple, and you can do it from anywhere — whether it’s your home, office, or a coffee shop. 

Yes, remote online notarization is legal in Iowa. It became legal in 2020.

There are two pieces of legislation that make remote online notarization legal in Iowa. We’ll break down these laws in the next section.

What are Iowa's online notarization laws?

Remote online notarization is legal in Iowa due to the following pieces of legislation:

  • Chapter 43 of the Iowa Administrative Code: This legislation was amended in 2020 to include rules and regulations about remote notarizations. Besides enabling Iowa-based notaries to provide services remotely, this chapter identifies approved communication technologies and identification procedures.
  • The Full Faith and Credit Clause: This law states that all U.S. states must respect notarizations completed in every other state. So, if a Iowa resident gets their document remotely notarized by an out-of-state notary, it must be considered valid under Iowa law.

What documents can be notarized online in Iowa?

Documents that Iowa residents can notarize include:

With LawDepot’s Online Notary, our notaries can provide you with the following notarial services:

  • An acknowledgment is when you declare to the notary your willingness to sign a document.
  • A jurat is when you swear or affirm in front of the notary that the contents of a document are truthful.

How much does online notarization cost in Iowa?

You cannot notarize the following documents with LawDepot’s Online Notary:

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