Alabama e-signature and notarization law

Alabama's electronic signature law: the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (Ala. Code §§ 8-1A-1 et seq. (Act 2001-458)). Electronic signatures are also valid under the federal ESIGN Act for most transactions. Some documents are excluded, such as wills, divorce and adoption documents, court orders and certain official notices.

The fuller federal list is in our guide to e-signing in the United States.

What Alabama's e-signature law does not cover

Alabama Code Section 8-1A-3 sets out what the Act does not cover:

• The creation and execution of wills, codicils and testamentary trusts.
• Title 7, Alabama's Uniform Commercial Code, apart from Sections 7-1-107 and 7-1-206, Article 2 and Article 2A.
• Adoption, divorce and other matters of family law.
• Court orders or notices, and official court documents such as briefs and pleadings that must be executed in connection with court proceedings.
• Notices such as the cancellation or termination of utility services, including water, heat and power.
• Documents that must accompany the transportation or handling of hazardous materials, pesticides and other toxic or dangerous materials.

Alabama's list reaches further than wills: family law, court papers and several kinds of notice are all outside the Act.

Remote online notarization in Alabama

Remote online notarization: allowed in Alabama.

Alabama Code Section 36-20-73.1 lets a signatory appear before a notary through two-way audio-video communication technology, where the notary and the remotely located signatory can communicate with each other simultaneously by sight and sound.

The Alabama Secretary of State says remote notarization is subject to that section, that the notary must be physically located in Alabama, and that the audio-video recording must be retained for seven years. Remote notarization may not be used for an absentee ballot application, an absentee ballot affidavit or any purpose related to voting.

The section traces to Act 2021-319, with later changes by Act 2023-548 and Act 2026-536.

SignAndGo doesn't notarize documents. A commissioned notary does that, using a remote notarization platform where the state allows it.

Where to read Alabama's law

• Electronic signatures: Ala. Code §§ 8-1A-1 et seq. (Act 2001-458), exclusions at § 8-1A-3.
• Remote notarization: Ala. Code § 36-20-73.1.

Checked against Alabama's published law on November 2, 2026. This is general information, not legal advice.