California Notaries Can't Offer This Yet -- But You're Not Stuck
Here's the honest version: California-commissioned notaries aren't authorized to perform remote online notarization until January 1, 2030, under Senate Bill 696. If you were expecting to book a same-day video call with a California notary the way you could in most other states, that specific option isn't there yet.
The good news is that this doesn't leave you stuck with an in-person appointment. California recognizes notarial acts performed under another state's own laws -- so an online notary commissioned in a state that already allows RON can validly notarize your California document, right now, over video.
How NotaryLive Fits In
Our partner NotaryLive connects you with an online notary who can notarize your quitclaim deed -- or any other document -- entirely over video, with no in-person appointment and no drive. Because their notaries operate under RON-authorized state law, the notarization is valid for your California deed the same way an in-person notarization from another state would be.
What You Get With NotaryLive
- A notarization valid for recording your California deed, without a California notary appointment
- Available any time, day or night
- Identity verification that takes minutes, not a trip
- A secure process at a reasonable price
How It Works
- Upload the document you need notarized
- Complete their online identity verification
- Meet live over video with a commissioned notary
- Walk away with your notarized document immediately
Using the link above supports CaliforniaQuitclaimDeed.com through our affiliate relationship with NotaryLive, at no added cost to you.
Prefer to Meet a Notary in Person?
See our California notary page for the Secretary of State's tool to find a notary near you -- and for the state's thumbprint-journal requirement, which is worth knowing about either way.