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Online notarization for signers in Minnesota
A commissioned New Jersey notary can notarize for you by secure video while you're in Minnesota. Below: the Minnesota law on out-of-state notarizations, and who has the final word.
Will Minnesota accept a New Jersey online notarization? Generally, yes. Minnesota law recognizes notarial acts performed in other states (Minn. Stat. §358.61). The county recorder or whoever receives your document still decides what it accepts.
What Minnesota law says
Minnesota gives a notarial act performed in another state the same effect as if a Minnesota notarial officer performed it, when a notary public of that state does it (2018 c 176). (Minn. Stat. §358.61)
On our side, New Jersey law treats an online notarization by a New Jersey notary as performed in New Jersey, wherever the signer is (N.J.S.A. 52:7-10.10).
Who decides in Minnesota
We didn't find an official Minnesota page that adds requirements for out-of-state or electronic notarizations. That isn't a promise there are none. The county recorder, agency, court or company receiving your document decides what it accepts, so ask them before you book.
Minnesota's own online notaries
Minnesota's remote online notaries act under Minn. Stat. §358.645, which ties their authority to being physically located in Minnesota. (source) That's context: it governs Minnesota notaries, not ours.
Before you book
- Ask the county recorder (for property) or the office receiving your document whether it takes an electronically notarized document or a printed copy of one.
- Have a current government photo ID and the complete, unsigned document as a PDF.
- Online sessions run 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern time, 7 days a week, by appointment.
- Outside the U.S.? We can notarize for you when the document is for a U.S. court or agency, involves U.S. property, or relates to a transaction connected with the U.S., and signing isn't prohibited where you are. Check your document.
- Commonly notarized online from Minnesota: Affidavits, powers of attorney, health care and school forms, and business documents.
Book an online notarization Other states
We are not lawyers, and this page is not legal advice. Facts checked November 2026 on the official pages listed below. The office or person receiving your document has the last word on what it accepts, and we can't guarantee acceptance.
Official sources we checked
- Minn. Stat. §358.61
- Minnesota: official page on its own notaries' remote notarization
- N.J.S.A. 52:7-10.10, P.L.2021, c.179 (New Jersey Legislature)
Questions
Is a Minnesota remote online notary different from a New Jersey one?
Each acts under its own state's law. §358.645 governs Minnesota's remote online notaries; §358.61 is the section that gives acts performed in another state the same effect in Minnesota.
Is a New Jersey online notarization valid in Minnesota?
Generally, yes. Minnesota law recognizes notarial acts performed in other states (Minn. Stat. §358.61). The county recorder or whoever receives your document still decides what it accepts. We are not lawyers, so for anything high-stakes, ask the receiving office or your attorney.