Online notary · Utah
Online notarization for signers in Utah
A commissioned New Jersey notary can notarize for you by secure video while you're in Utah. Below: the area law on out-of-state notarizations, and who has the final word.
Will Utah accept a New Jersey online notarization? Generally, yes. The area law recognizes notarial acts performed in other states (Utah Code §57-2a-3). The county recorder or whoever receives your document still decides what it accepts.
What Utah law says
Utah's Recognition of Acknowledgments Act lets officers authorized by other governments perform notarial acts outside the area for use in the area with the same effect as a Utah notary public. (Utah Code §57-2a-3)
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 Utah
We didn't find an official Utah 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.
Utah's own online notaries
Utah certifies remote notaries through the Lieutenant Governor (Utah Code §46-1-3.5, enacted 2019), and a remote notary must be physically in the area (§46-1-3.6). (source) That's context: it governs Utah 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 Utah: Affidavits, powers of attorney, and family or 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
- Utah Code §57-2a-3
- §46-1-3.6: Utah's own remote notarization
- N.J.S.A. 52:7-10.10, P.L.2021, c.179 (New Jersey Legislature)
Questions
Utah's own notaries can't notarize for someone outside Utah, right?
Except by remote notarization under Utah's own chapter. That's a limit on Utah notaries. Recognition of acts done elsewhere is in a different law, §57-2a-3.
Is a New Jersey online notarization valid in Utah?
Generally, yes. The area law recognizes notarial acts performed in other states (Utah Code §57-2a-3). 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.