(a) For purposes of this Act, a person may appear before the person taking the acknowledgment by:
         (1) being in the same physical location as the other
    
person and close enough to see, hear, communicate with, and exchange tangible identification credentials with that person; or
        (2) being outside the physical presence of the other
    
person, but interacting with the other person by means of communication technology.
    (b) If the acknowledging person is outside the physical presence of the person taking the acknowledgment, the certification of acknowledgment must indicate that the notarial act was performed by means of communication technology. A form of certificate of acknowledgment as provided by the Secretary of State, which may include the use of a remote online notarial certificate, is sufficient for purposes of this subsection (b) if it substantially reads as follows: “The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me by means of communication technology this (date) by ? (each form continued as sufficient for its respective purposes.)”.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 312/6A-106

  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
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