Arizona e-signature and notarization law

Arizona's electronic signature law: the Arizona Electronic Transactions Act (Ariz. Rev. Stat. §§ 44-7001 et seq. (title 44, ch. 26)). 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 Arizona's e-signature law does not cover

Arizona's statute calls itself the Arizona electronic transactions act. Section 44-7003(B) says it does not apply to:

• Title 14 as it relates to the creation and execution of wills, codicils or testamentary trusts.
• Title 19, chapter 1 as it relates to the signing of referendum petitions and initiative petitions.
• Title 47, Arizona's Uniform Commercial Code, other than chapters 2 and 2A, section 47-1306 and as otherwise provided in section 44-7016.

So signatures on Arizona referendum and initiative petitions sit outside this Act, along with wills and most of title 47.

Remote online notarization in Arizona

Remote online notarization: allowed in Arizona since July 1, 2020.

Under A.R.S. § 41-263(B), a notary public located in Arizona may perform a notarial act using communication technology for a remotely located individual. That technology must allow the notary and the individual to communicate with each other simultaneously by sight and sound.

An Arizona notary sends the Secretary of State a notification before the first such act, saying the notary will be performing notarial acts for remotely located individuals and naming the technologies to be used. No separate remote commission is involved.

Remote online notarization first entered Arizona law as an article titled Remote Online Notarization, added by Laws 2019, chapter 56, which took effect from and after June 30, 2020. A.R.S. § 41-276 adds that a Secretary of State authorization to perform remote online notarizations that was in effect on July 1, 2022 continues until it expires.

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

Where to read Arizona's law

• Electronic signatures: Ariz. Rev. Stat. §§ 44-7001 et seq., exclusions at § 44-7003(B).
• Remote notarization: A.R.S. § 41-263, with A.R.S. § 41-276 on earlier authorizations.

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