Alabama · Ala. Code §36-20-73.1Alabama remote notarization: signer in the U.S., two IDs, a seven-year recording and the notary's wet signature

An Alabama signer may appear before a notary by two-way audio-video if the notary is physically located in Alabama and the session is recorded and kept seven years by the notary (Ala. Code §36-20-73.1(d)(2)). Before the act, the notary verifies identity by personal knowledge, or by two valid government IDs – one with the signer's face and signature – plus a review of public or private data sources; confirms the signer appears competent and acting voluntarily; tells the participants Alabama law requires a recording; and the signer must be located in the United States (§36-20-73.1(e)). The recording shows the date and time, the documents, the notary's attestation of being in Alabama, how identity was verified, the ID images and the act of signing (§36-20-73.1(f)). All documents used in the session are provided to the notary for authentication and the notary's original – wet-ink – signature (§36-20-73.1(b)–(c), (g)).