Utah e-signature and notarization law

Utah's electronic signature law: the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (Utah Code Title 46, Chapter 4 (§§ 46-4-101 et seq.)). 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 Utah's e-signature law does not cover

Utah Code § 46-4-103 says the chapter does not apply to:

• A transaction governed by a law on the creation and execution of wills, codicils or testamentary trusts.
• Title 70A, the Uniform Commercial Code, with limited exceptions that include Section 70A-1a-306.

How Utah's law treats electronic records

Utah's writing rule is in section 46-4-201: if a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the law.

Remote online notarization in Utah

Remote online notarization: allowed in Utah since November 1, 2019.

Utah defines a remote notarization as a notarial act for an individual who is not in the physical presence of the remote notary at the time the act is performed.

Utah uses its own certification. A notary or applicant may apply to the lieutenant governor for a remote notary certification under Utah Code § 46-1-3.5. A remote notary may perform a remote notarization if the remote notary is physically located in Utah.

Section 46-1-3.5 was enacted by Chapter 192 of the 2019 General Session, H.B. 52, which the Legislature lists as effective November 1, 2019.

For a signer the remote notary does not personally know, the notary has the person transmit an image of an accepted ID, and Utah adds secondary authentication: dynamic knowledge-based questions drawn from public or proprietary data sources, or analysis of biometric data.

Remote notaries carry more cover. A remote notary certification is not effective until the notary files evidence of $5,000 of bond coverage on top of the ordinary notary bond.

Fees differ too. The ordinary cap for an acknowledgment is $10 per signature, while a remote notary may charge up to $25 for an item performed as part of a remote notarization.

A remote notary keeps a secure electronic journal of each remote notarization and retains it for 10 years after the last entry. A remote notarization lawfully performed under the chapter satisfies any Utah law that requires personal appearance before a notary.

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

Where to read Utah's law

• Electronic signatures: Utah Code Title 46, Chapter 4 (§§ 46-4-101 et seq.), exclusions at § 46-4-103.
• Remote notarization: Utah Code §§ 46-1-3.5 and 46-1-3.6.

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