[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":548},["ShallowReactive",2],{"post-remote-online-notary-florida-how-it-works":3,"blog-index-fields":396},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"categories":369,"coverImage":371,"date":372,"dateModified":373,"description":374,"extension":375,"faqs":376,"meta":386,"navigation":387,"path":388,"seo":389,"service":325,"stem":390,"tags":391,"__hash__":395},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fremote-online-notary-florida-how-it-works\u002Findex.md","Remote Online Notary in Florida: How It Works and What You Need",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":349},"minimark",[9,17,24,27,34,41,48,54,88,94,123,129,132,176,190,196,228,234,242,248,255,258,264,267,273,276,282,289,295,298,304,311,317,328,334],[10,11,12],"p",{},[13,14],"img",{"alt":15,"src":16},"Remote online notarization by video call in Florida","\u002Fblog\u002Fremote-online-notary-florida-how-it-works\u002Fimages\u002Fcover.webp",[10,18,19,23],{},[20,21,22],"strong",{},"Quick answer:"," Remote online notarization (RON) lets you sign and notarize documents on a live, recorded video session with a commissioned notary, without meeting in person. With South Beach Apostille Translation & Notary, you upload your document, verify your identity with a photo ID and a selfie check, sign digitally during the session, and receive the notarized file by email. Most sessions are completed the same day. It's available to clients anywhere in the United States or overseas, and an apostille can be added if your document is going abroad.",[10,25,26],{},"Whether you're closing on a property from another state, signing a power of attorney from overseas, or simply can't take time off for an appointment, remote online notarization saves the trip. Here's how it works.",[28,29,31],"h2",{"id":30},"what-is-remote-online-notarization",[20,32,33],{},"What is remote online notarization?",[10,35,36,37,40],{},"Remote online notarization is a notarization performed over a ",[20,38,39],{},"live audio-video session"," instead of face to face. 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