Book excerpt: There are over 4.5 million notaries in the United States - public servants appointed by their states to ensure the authenticity and integrity of the document signing process. Innovation has long overlooked the notarial process, but its time for transformation has finally come.Remote online notarization allows documents to be notarized in electronic form with the signer signing with an electronic signature and appearing before a commissioned electronic notary online via audio-video technology. This allows anyone with an Internet connection to get documents signed and notarized online. In this book, we'll set out to describe remote online notarization and its impact. We'll also cover how you can use it, why it's more secure and accessible than traditional notarial processes, and how it's transforming an industry forever.