Service
A notarization completed over live two-way audio-video instead of in person, using the Proof platform. Because there is no travel involved, this is the one Waypoint service whose price you can know in full before you even request it.
Signers who have a camera-enabled device and a reliable connection, and a document that suits an online notarial act. It is often the practical answer for a signer who is out of state, a long drive away, on one of the Lake Erie islands, or simply short of time.
Remote online notarization is performed by a commissioned Ohio online notary physically located in Ohio at the time of the notarial act; the signer may be elsewhere where that is legally permitted. A direct request that gives an exact number of notarial acts is priced and emailed to you automatically, without waiting for a staff review — which usually makes this the fastest route to a confirmed price of anything Waypoint offers.
Two separate charges, and no travel fee. Notarial act fees: thirty dollars for the first act, ten dollars for each additional act in the same session. Technology fee: ten dollars per session, charged separately from the act fees. So a single-act session is forty dollars in total — thirty for the act, ten for the technology. Ohio permits up to thirty dollars per online act and up to ten dollars per session in technology fees (ORC 147.08); the additional-act rate sits below that ceiling rather than at it. The technology fee may be charged even where the act is not completed.
A real Waypoint team member checks the details before quoting timing or price.
Notarial act fees and the Travel Fee are explained together before the appointment is reserved.
Homes, hospitals, offices, care facilities, and closing locations are supported when the request fits.
Waypoint can handle notarial service logistics, but cannot tell you which document or certificate to use.
Pricing
Fees tied to notarial acts are separate and explained as part of your quote.
Travel, timing, location, and reserved appointment needs may affect this fee.
You receive the total before committing to the appointment.
FAQs
There are two separate charges and no travel fee. The notarial act fees are thirty dollars for the first act and ten dollars for each additional act in the same session. The technology fee is ten dollars per session, listed separately from the act fees. A single-act session is therefore forty dollars in total: thirty for the act plus ten for the technology fee; a three-act session is sixty dollars — thirty, ten, ten, plus the single ten-dollar technology fee. Ohio permits up to thirty dollars per online notarial act and a technology fee of up to ten dollars per session (ORC 147.08), so the additional-act rate sits below the ceiling rather than at it. The statute also allows the technology fee to be charged for a session even where the notarial act is not completed.
Because there is no travel in it. Every in-person appointment has a travel component that depends on distance, urgency, time of day, the setting and the access involved, so the honest answer there is an individual quote. An online session has none of that, so the total is knowable in advance and there is no reason not to state it.
No. Do not email or upload identification to Waypoint. Once your request is reviewed you are sent a secure Proof link, and identity verification happens directly inside that session. Waypoint does not collect or store ID images through the request form, by email, or through any other channel.
Often yes. Ohio law requires the notary to be physically located in Ohio at the time of the session; the signer may be elsewhere where that is legally permitted. Whether it works for your specific document and location is worth confirming when you request it, because the receiving party’s rules matter as much as Ohio’s.
Under Ohio law, yes, when performed on an authorized platform by a notary specifically authorized for remote online notarization. The practical caveat is acceptance rather than validity: some receiving parties, and some recording offices, still want a paper original with a wet signature. Check with whoever is receiving the document before booking a session.
The online route is the least flexible on this. Identity verification happens inside the Proof session through its own credential-analysis and knowledge-based process, so the alternatives Ohio allows in person — the notary’s personal knowledge of the signer, or a credible identifying witness appearing in person — are not generally workable over an online session. If the signer has no usable identification, an in-person appointment is usually the better path, and we will say so.
A remote online notarization produces a tamper-evident electronic document and certificate. Recording requirements vary by document and by county, and not every office accepts an electronic original. Confirm with the receiving party or the recording office before the session if the document has to be recorded.
The request flow asks for the practical details needed to confirm fit, quote, and timing.