Jurisdiction

As in any state-specific authorized legal process, a notary must follow state-specific requirements and processes as to which documents are notarized and how they are notarized.

The Notary API tracks the jurisdiction state in which each notary session is completed. This enables you to record which requirements and processes were used for notarization. The API also supports (but does not enforce) jurisdictional requirements for these states, such as using digital signatures or varying notarial seals.

See Supported States and Available Resources for Remote Online Notarization for a full list of supported jurisdictions.

See How to get a list of jurisdictions for a walkthrough of how to get the list in your app.

Next Steps

• Learn about the notary pool.
• See the how Notary API supports Journaling.
• Learn about Notary recipients, how they work, and their limitations.