WAC 308-30-290. Authorized remote notarial acts

(1) A notary public who has received both an electronic records notary public endorsement and a remote notarial acts endorsement from the department may perform the following remote notarial acts: (a) Taking an acknowledgment; (b) Taking a verification on oath or affirmation; (c) Witnessing or attesting a signature; (d) Certifying or attesting a copy; (e) Certifying that an event has occurred or an act has been performed; and (f) Noting a protest of a negotiable instrument, if the notary public is: (i) Acting under the authority of an attorney who is licensed to practice law in this state or another state; or (ii) Acting under the authority of a financial institution regulated by this state, another state, or the federal government. (2) In performing remote notarial acts, a notary public shall comply with all requirements for electronic notarial acts under this chapter.