Remote signings and notarizations are growing in popularity, especially as a result of COVlD-19, but confusion still exists among estate/probate practitioners. What is an online/remote notarization and witnessing? How is it performed? Is it legally authorized in my state for use with estate planning documents? Tim Reiniger, Esq, Director of Reiniger LLC, the principal author of the Virginia online notarization law as well as the Virginia Digital Identity Law, will answer these questions and more during this all-level webinar created just for NAEPC councils and members in light of the current crisis in the country. In addition to learning answers to the most popular questions surrounding remote signing and notarizations, attendees will gain a better understanding of how to prepare an office for performing eNotarizatlons and online/remote notarization compliantly.

This event will be held virtually (via Zoom) and is free for members; $45 for non-members.

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About Our Speaker

Timothy Reiniger serves as Director of Reiniger LLC in Portland, Maine where he provides advisory services relating to information law and policy (digital identity, privacy, information  security, and notarial  law). Previously, he served as the third Executive Director of the National Notary Association. Tim has authored and spearheaded first in the nation laws for  remote/online notarization (2011) and digital identity management in electronic commerce (2015), both in Virginia.  As a result of these efforts, he was appointed as an ABA Advisor to the  Uniform Law Commission's drafting committee to amend the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (2018) and the Identity Management in Electronic Commerce Study Committee. And, in  2016, Tim had the honor of serving on the Advisory Committee to develop the National Notary  Association's  Model Electronic Notarization Act (issued in 2017).

An internationally recognized expert on electronic signature law, digital identity law and policy, and notarial law, Tim serves on the Advisory Board of the European Union's LIGHTest Project and as a Vice-Chair of the Information Security Committee of the ABA's Science & Technology law Section. He is a member of the California, District of Columbia, Maine, and New Hampshire Bars.

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