{"id":9471,"date":"2021-06-06T23:27:38","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T05:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/?p=9471"},"modified":"2026-01-01T22:04:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T05:04:20","slug":"can-blockchain-replace-notaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/can-blockchain-replace-notaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Blockchain Replace Notaries?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/can-blockchain-replace-notaries\/#Can_Blockchain_Replace_Notaries\" >Can Blockchain Replace Notaries?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/can-blockchain-replace-notaries\/#Common_Law_Notary_Functions\" >Common Law Notary Functions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/can-blockchain-replace-notaries\/#Acknowledgment\" >Acknowledgment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/can-blockchain-replace-notaries\/#Jurat\" >Jurat<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/can-blockchain-replace-notaries\/#Other_Notarial_Acts\" >Other Notarial Acts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/can-blockchain-replace-notaries\/#Civil_Law_Notary_Functions\" >Civil Law Notary Functions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/can-blockchain-replace-notaries\/#Other_Legal_Systems\" >Other Legal Systems<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/can-blockchain-replace-notaries\/#Blockchain_Functions_Can_Blockchain_Replace_Notaries\" >Blockchain Functions:\u00a0Can Blockchain Replace Notaries?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/can-blockchain-replace-notaries\/#Comparing_Notary_Functions_with_Blockchain_Functions\" >Comparing Notary Functions with Blockchain Functions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/can-blockchain-replace-notaries\/#Conclusion_Can_Blockchain_Replace_Notaries\" >Conclusion: Can Blockchain Replace Notaries?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_Blockchain_Replace_Notaries\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9480\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Can-Blockchain-Replace-Notaries-320x200-1.jpg\" alt=\"Can Blockchain Replace Notaries\" width=\"320\" height=\"200\" \/>Can Blockchain Replace Notaries?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Blockchain<\/strong> technology using <strong>smart contracts<\/strong> is creating new alternative processes for many applications, but <strong>can blockchain replace notaries?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First, we must understand the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asnnotary.org\/?form=basicduties\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">notary function<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and the <strong>blockchain function<\/strong> and then determine if part or all of the notary public function can be replaced by using blockchain technology.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Common_Law_Notary_Functions\"><\/span>Common Law Notary Functions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In most states and territories of the <strong>United States<\/strong>, except <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/louisiana-notary-powers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louisiana<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/notaries-in-u-s-territories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Puerto Rico<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, notary laws are originally derived from <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/english-common-law-notaries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English common law<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. Notaries in these jurisdictions are commissioned government officials, serving within its geographic boundaries, usually for a renewable term of four years.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2161\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Colorado_Notary_Training_120x80.jpg\" alt=\"Colorado Notary Training\" width=\"120\" height=\"80\" \/>About half of the states require notaries to complete an approved <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/colorado-notary-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">notary training course<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and\/or <strong>notary exam<\/strong> to demonstrate knowledge of the state&#8217;s notary laws.\u00a0 The notary takes an <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/oath-of-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oath of office<\/a><\/strong><\/span> before serving the public.<\/p>\n<p>Notary laws vary by state, but they always include the basic functions of administering an <strong>acknowledgment<\/strong> and a <strong>jurat<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In these common law jurisdictions, notaries are not trained lawyers and are prohibited from practicing law without a license, known as the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/unauthorized-practice-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unauthorized practice of law<\/a><\/strong><\/span> (UPL).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Acknowledgment\"><\/span>Acknowledgment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For an <strong>acknowledgment<\/strong>, the signer must meet with the notary and show a form of satisfactory <strong>identification<\/strong>. Identification may be made by personal knowledge of the notary, a government-issued photo ID, or a credible witness.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3103\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Navajo-Nation-ID-card-200x128.jpg\" alt=\"Navajo Nation ID Card\" width=\"200\" height=\"128\" \/>The notary verifies the identification, and if the required conditions prescribed by law are met, administers a <strong>verbal ceremony<\/strong> in the basic form of:<br \/>\n&#8220;<em>Do you <strong>acknowledge<\/strong> that you are signing this document <strong>knowingly<\/strong> and <strong>willingly<\/strong> for the purposes intended?<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The notary observes for signs of <strong>coercion<\/strong>, <strong>duress<\/strong>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/alert-and-oriented-mental-status-exam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mental awareness<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, and <strong>sobriety<\/strong> and may decline to notarize if the required conditions are not met. The notary completes a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/notary-certificate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">notarial certificate<\/a><\/strong><\/span> with the wording for an acknowledgment notarial act. It includes the <strong>venue<\/strong> (state and county), date, name of the signer, the notary&#8217;s name and signature, the notary&#8217;s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/colorado-notary-stamp-seal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official stamp<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, and the notary&#8217;s commission expiration date.<\/p>\n<p>The notary does not prepare, read, verify, approve, copy, or store the contents of the document. The notary scans the document for <strong>blank spaces<\/strong> and asks the customer to fill in the blanks so the document is complete before notarization. The notary is a <strong>ministerial agent<\/strong> for the government and does not provide <strong>legal advice<\/strong> or <strong>legal opinions<\/strong> to customers since the notary is not licensed to practice law.<\/p>\n<p>For an acknowledgment, the customer may sign the document before meeting with the notary or in the notary&#8217;s presence.<\/p>\n<p>An acknowledgment is not a sworn statement. It is typically used on an agreement, contract, lease, power of attorney, bill of sale, real estate deed, permission form, assignment, living will, release, settlement, transfer, garnishment, or lien.<\/p>\n<p>After notarization, the notary returns the document to the customer and the customer delivers the document to the destination.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jurat\"><\/span>Jurat<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9483\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/oath-of-office-Lyndon-B-Johnson-Air-Force-One-1963-120x115-1.jpg\" alt=\"oath of office Lyndon B Johnson 1963\" width=\"120\" height=\"115\" \/>For some documents, such as an <strong>affidavit<\/strong>, the customer is making a statement under sworn <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/history-of-the-oath-930-ad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oath<\/a><\/strong><\/span> or <strong>affirmation<\/strong>, under criminal penalty of <strong>perjury<\/strong>, that the information in the document is <strong>true<\/strong> and <strong>correct<\/strong>.\u00a0 The notary verifies the identity of the witness and observes for signs of <strong>coercion<\/strong>, <strong>duress<\/strong>, <strong>mental awareness<\/strong>, and <strong>sobriety<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The notary administers a <strong>verbal ceremony<\/strong> in the basic form of:<br \/>\n&#8220;<em>Do you <strong>solemnly swear or affirm<\/strong> that the information in this document is true and correct, under penalty of perjury?<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The notary completes a <strong>notarial certificate<\/strong> with the wording for a <strong>jurat<\/strong> notarial act, including the <strong>venue<\/strong> (state and county), date, name of the signer, the notary&#8217;s name and signature, the notary&#8217;s <strong>official stamp<\/strong>, and the notary&#8217;s commission expiration date.<\/p>\n<p>The notary does not prepare, read, verify, approve, copy, or store the contents of the document. The notary scans the document for <strong>blank spaces<\/strong> and asks the customer to fill in the blanks so the document is complete before notarization. The notary does not provide <strong>legal advice<\/strong> or <strong>legal opinions<\/strong> to customers.<\/p>\n<p>For a jurat, the customer must sign the document in the notary&#8217;s presence.<\/p>\n<p>After notarization, the notary returns the document to the customer and the customer delivers the document to the destination.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_Notarial_Acts\"><\/span>Other Notarial Acts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In addition to an acknowledgment and jurat, notary laws vary by state and may include making a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/certified-copy-notary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">certified copy<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, witnessing a signature, administering an oath to a witness giving live testimony, administering an oath of office for a public official, performing a marriage ceremony, verifying a vehicle identification number (VIN), verifying the contents of a safe deposit box, making a marine protest, and making a protest for presentment and dishonor of a negotiable instrument.<\/p>\n<p>Notary fees vary by state, but the average cost of notarizing one document is $5. Many banks offer free notary services to their customers.\u00a0 There are about 4.5 million notaries in the United States.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1727\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/AAN-notary-journal-200x200-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"AAN notary journal\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/>Notaries also may be required to show or make copies of entries in their <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/keeping-notary-journal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">notary journal<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0 The entry describes the date and time of notarization, type of notarial act, name, address, and signature of the signer and any witnesses, type of identification used, document description, document authentication number (if any), notary fee, notes, and place of notarization (optional).\u00a0 In some cases, the notary journal includes a required or optional <strong>thumbprint<\/strong> of the customer.<\/p>\n<p>Most states require or recommend that the notary keep a permanent, bound, chronological <strong>notary journal<\/strong> or register with numbered pages of all notarial acts completed or denied.\u00a0 Some states allow the notary to keep an <strong>electronic notary journal<\/strong> rather than a paper notary journal.\u00a0 The notary must keep the notary journal and notary stamp secure.<\/p>\n<p>A <strong>blockchain notary journal<\/strong> could allow interested parties to look up and verify hash values and timestamped dates of notarized documents, other completed notarial acts, and notes of any additional information, special circumstances, foreign language, or declined notarizations.<\/p>\n<p>Once a document is notarized and electronically sealed, the <strong>hash value<\/strong> of the document may be computed and entered in the document description field of the notary journal.\u00a0 As a timesaver, only the last 8 of 64 hexadecimal digits of the document&#8217;s hash value need to be recorded in the journal, representing over 4.3 billion (16^8) possible hash values. For privacy, the actual document does not need to be published on the blockchain.<\/p>\n<p>If a legal dispute occurs, the notary may be summoned to appear in <strong>court<\/strong> as a <strong>witness<\/strong> and must be prepared to answer questions about a completed transaction or notary procedures.<\/p>\n<p>When the notary resigns, retires, or dies, the notary journal is usually kept for 10 years or delivered to the notary regulator or state archives for recordkeeping.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Civil_Law_Notary_Functions\"><\/span>Civil Law Notary Functions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9484\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Civil-Law-Notary-painting-Quentin-Massys-Scotland.jpg\" alt=\"Civil Law Notary painting Quentin Massys Scotland\" width=\"120\" height=\"150\" \/>In many countries, the notary laws originate from the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/roman-law-influence-on-notaries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roman Empire<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0 These notaries, known as <strong>civil law notaries<\/strong>, attend several years of <strong>law school<\/strong>, may require a master&#8217;s degree in notary law, and are licensed to practice notarial law.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to basic notary services, they also provide legal services including legal document preparation, review, approval, legal advice, and legal opinions.<\/p>\n<p>Civil law notaries keep originals or copies of the documents they prepare in an archive, or <strong>protocol<\/strong>, a notarial register or journal, and make periodic reports to the government of their completed transactions, known as notarial acts or deeds.<\/p>\n<p>In the United States, the notaries in Louisiana and Puerto Rico are civil law notaries, since their laws originate from <strong>France<\/strong> and <strong>Spain<\/strong>, which were once part of the Roman Empire.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_Legal_Systems\"><\/span>Other Legal Systems<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9485\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Turkish-Notary-marriage-contract-Constantinople-Rorbye-1837.jpg\" alt=\"Turkish Notary marriage contract Constantinople R\u00f8rbye 1837\" width=\"200\" height=\"145\" \/>In countries with a significant or majority <strong>Muslim<\/strong> population, lawyers and notaries follow <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/good-faith-and-fair-dealing-in-contracts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Islamic Law<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, or strict <strong>Sharia Law<\/strong>, based on the <strong>Quran<\/strong> and interpretations by scholars.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vatican City<\/strong> uses a combination of civil law and <strong>canon law<\/strong> of the church.<\/p>\n<p>As we embark on space exploration, <strong>space law<\/strong> will be used.<\/p>\n<p>In the United States, there are over 600 federally recognized <strong>Native American<\/strong> Indian tribes that operate as sovereign nations.\u00a0 They write their own <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/cherokee-nation-tribal-code-notary-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tribal notary laws<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, that are similar to the laws of most common law states.<\/p>\n<p>There are also federal notaries in the <strong>military<\/strong> that follow the U.S. military code and in the U.S, State Department at foreign embassies and consulates that follow the foreign service code.<\/p>\n<p>Some countries use a combination of common law and civil law or native law. There is no uniform harmonized international law or procedure for becoming a notary or for notarization.<\/p>\n<p>This list shows the current 193 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/United-Nations-Hague-Members-Legal-Systems.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">members of the United Nations<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, the legal systems they use, and which countries have agreed to abide by the <strong>Hague Convention<\/strong> on the legalization of notarized documents using an <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/apostille-authentication\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apostille<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blockchain_Functions_Can_Blockchain_Replace_Notaries\"><\/span>Blockchain Functions:\u00a0Can Blockchain Replace Notaries?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A decentralized <strong>blockchain<\/strong> network is very useful for recording immutable peer-to-peer transactions using <strong>cryptocurrencies<\/strong> and tokens and the <strong>timestamps<\/strong> and <strong>hash values<\/strong> of written content, data, audio, video, and photo files.<\/p>\n<p>For storage efficiency, security, and privacy, the actual written text content is not stored on the blockchain, but instead, a unique hash value of the content is stored, representing a <strong>digital signature<\/strong>, fingerprint, or <strong>message digest<\/strong> of the content.<\/p>\n<p>Timestamps and hash stamps create useful permanent <strong>records<\/strong> and <strong>evidence<\/strong>, but they are not government-authorized <strong>notarial acts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Comparing_Notary_Functions_with_Blockchain_Functions\"><\/span>Comparing Notary Functions with Blockchain Functions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9486\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/fraud-prevention.jpg\" alt=\"fraud prevention\" width=\"200\" height=\"65\" \/>Notaries work as impartial trusted public officials to verify identification and prevent document <strong>fraud<\/strong>, <strong>forgery<\/strong>, <strong>coercion<\/strong>, and <strong>duress<\/strong> at legal <strong>document signing<\/strong>. Some documents contain information and statements made under sworn oath or affirmation, to tell the <strong>truth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If the document is written in a <strong>foreign language<\/strong>, the notary should also use reasonable care to determine that the signer can read and understand that language without using an interpreter.<\/p>\n<p>Blockchain technology does not help in the creation or review of legal documents, providing authorized legal advice, administering the notarial verbal ceremony, providing human observation for coercion, duress, mental awareness, language comprehension, or sobriety, or replacing a government-authorized human <strong>public official<\/strong> in witnessing, signing, and applying an official <strong>notary stamp<\/strong> to authenticate the signature on a document.<\/p>\n<p>Mobile notaries also visit hospitals, nursing homes, prisons, the sick, injured, disabled, and dying customers who may be experiencing pain, fear, worry, stress, or depression due to their difficult circumstances and hardships.<\/p>\n<p>A human notary can provide words of encouragement, a friendly smile, <strong>compassion<\/strong>, storytelling, and humor to help another person in a time of need.\u00a0 Human <strong>emotions<\/strong>, senses, and interaction cannot be completely replaced by blockchain technology, computers, and software.<\/p>\n<p>The notary also needs to serve all of the public, making reasonable accommodations for signers who may have a <strong>disability<\/strong> affecting speech, hearing, vision, or signing.<\/p>\n<p>A human notary can perform notarial acts using paper documents, an ink pen, a rubber stamp, and a paper notary journal. No computers, software, internet access, technical knowledge, or electricity are required. So, a mobile notary can notarize documents <strong>off-grid<\/strong> in a remote or rural area, for customers who do not use computers, or following a disaster when equipment is damaged or utilities are not working.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9489\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/last-will-testament-pen.jpg\" alt=\"last will testament pen\" width=\"200\" height=\"120\" \/>Some legal documents including a last will also require the signatures of one or more witnesses in addition to the principal signer and the notary.<\/p>\n<p>Blockchain timestamps and hash stamps show the <strong>proof of existence<\/strong> of a document, prevent repudiation, show proof of content expressed by a unique hash value, and provide proof of change evidence of document editing or <strong>tampering<\/strong> by timestamping document revisions.<\/p>\n<p>If a document originates from a website or blog, a proof of URL origin may be included.\u00a0 An author&#8217;s name may be included in the document content or metadata.\u00a0 Tamperproof <strong>digital IDs<\/strong> are becoming available for proof of identity, but laws must be updated to authorize the use of digital IDs in addition to legacy identification cards.<\/p>\n<p>These blockchain functions are useful in a wide range of applications, including business, academia, and publishing, and are not limited to legal documents.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion_Can_Blockchain_Replace_Notaries\"><\/span>Conclusion: Can Blockchain Replace Notaries?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Trained notaries, lawyers, paralegals, and government agencies can use blockchain for tamperproof <strong>recordkeeping<\/strong> of legal documents and records.<\/p>\n<p>Can blockchain replace notaries?<\/p>\n<p>Blockchain timestamps cannot replace notaries under current notary laws. A notary is an authorized <strong>public official<\/strong> who prevents <strong>fraud<\/strong> by following notary laws to perform notarial acts. A civil law notary also checks documents for compliance with the law.<\/p>\n<p>Official notarial acts are presumed by courts to be <strong>prima facie evidence<\/strong>, valid without any further proof unless convincing contradictory evidence proves otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>The blockchain serves a different purpose. Timestamping and hash stamping are not notarizing.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals and businesses who are not lawfully authorized by the government may not impersonate, offer, or provide notary services. A person may not notarize their own documents. Many articles written by blockchain advocates who do not understand the function of a notary public contain incorrect or misleading information not based on the reality of current laws.<\/p>\n<p>Notarized documents need <strong>multi-signature<\/strong> capability, to show the signatures of the principal(s) and the notary, and maybe one or more witnesses.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9487\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/blockchain-timestamp-hash-stamp.jpg\" alt=\"blockchain timestamp hash stamp\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/>Blockchain can detect electronic file editing or <strong>tampering<\/strong> and provide online verification of an electronic file&#8217;s existence, hash value, and date\/time of stamping.\u00a0 Blockchain is an additional useful tool for increasing <strong>trust<\/strong> in the integrity of notarized documents.<\/p>\n<p>An official notary stamp and a blockchain timestamp are not equivalent, interchangeable, or mutually exclusive, but should be used together for more thorough protection against fraud and tampering.<\/p>\n<p>Notarized paper documents may be scanned to create secure <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/pdf-password-protection-and-encryption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">password-protected PDF<\/a><\/strong><\/span> files and native electronic documents may be timestamped on a blockchain.\u00a0 Electronic documents and media files may be stored on decentralized blockchain storage networks such as <strong>Sia\u00ae<\/strong>, <strong>Storj\u00ae<\/strong>, and the <strong>InterPlanetary File System<\/strong> (IPFS\u00ae).<\/p>\n<p>Notaries and lawyers should learn how to use blockchain cloud storage and the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordproof.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordProof<\/a><\/strong><\/span> blockchain timestamping and hash stamping tool as <strong>value-added<\/strong> services.<\/p>\n<p>Trusted <strong>blockchain-friendly<\/strong> professionals can train or serve customers and clients to encrypt, record, backup, archive, log, verify, deliver, and retrieve important legal and confidential documents, evidence, and records. They may offer document scanning, password protection, Web3 cloud storage, and <strong>blockchain registrar<\/strong> services as optional business services.<\/p>\n<p>They can create a Web3 blockchain domain website.\u00a0 They can use a Web3 browser and search engine.<\/p>\n<p>They may also choose to use <strong>crypto wallets<\/strong> and offer to accept payment by <strong>cryptocurrencies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Contracts, laws, and rules are being updated to accept <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/blockchain-records-affidavit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blockchain records<\/a><\/strong><\/span> as immutable evidence and to accept signed smart contracts as legal documents.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Image Credits<\/strong><br \/>\n1. oil painting of a civil law notary, circa 1510, by Flemish painter Quentin Massys, public domain, Wikipedia\u00ae<br \/>\n2. oil painting of Turkish notary drawing up a marriage contract outside the Kilic Ali Pasha Mosque, Tophane, Constantinople, 1837, by Danish painter Martinus R\u00f8rbye, public domain, Wikimedia\u00ae<\/p>\n<p>Visit our website for\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/mobile-notary\/\">Colorado Springs Mobile Notary<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0services or\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/colorado-notary-training\/\">Colorado Notary Training<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>classes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Copyright 2021\u00a0 ABC Legal Docs, LLC\u00a0 All rights reserved.\u00a0 Do not copy.\u00a0 Citations welcome.\u00a0 Terms of Use apply.<br \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Can blockchain replace notaries?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Blockchain timestamps cannot replace notaries under current notary laws. 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