What is an Attestation Officer

A remote online attestation officer is an experienced notary. They may already have a Remote Online Notary certification or can become one. The Attestation Officer, AO, conducts attestation sessions to confirm the identity of an individual (affiant) using remote, online methods rather than requiring physical presence.

The responsibilities of a RON AO is similar to those of a traditional attestation officer, including:

Verifying the identity of individuals involved in an identity attestation transaction.
Witnessing the signing of documents through video conferencing or other remote methods.
Affixing their electronic signature or seal to attest to the authenticity of the documents.
Maintaining records of attested documents following legal requirements.
Performing other notarial acts for domestic and international transactions

Attestation Officers must complete a training course consisting of authenticity concepts and the CAO Attestation Processes.

AOs play a crucial role in enabling remote identity attestation based on the evidence of identity documents presented. They offer convenience and flexibility to businesses and affiants establish the identity of new employees or contractors who need access to the organization’s network.

Attestation Officer Qualifications

Attestation Officers must first have 3-5 years of Notary experience and be able to become a RON Notary for the Commonwealth of VA. Other states are being considered as different states have different regulations, but Virginia RON notaries can perform Remote Online Notary procedures anywhere in the world.

Attestation Officer candidates will need to take the Attestation Officer Certification program offered through CAO. This certification program is structured to explain the concepts of authenticity and the importance of establishing accountability through measurably reliable identities.

If you think you are qualified, contact Juanita Lyons, CEO of the Council of Attestation Officers, using the link to the contact form for additional information and next steps.

Your Opportunity

Once you’ve completed your CAO accountability-based training and become an AO, you will be able to leverage your notary experience across a broad group of affiants. CAO will be conducting marketing outreach for customers (relying parties) who need our services. As CAOs establish relationships with relying parties, we will be able to provide opportunities for AOs to conduct an Identity Attestation session for individual affiants. So, consider this:

CAO provides marketing support and makes the contractual arrangements with the relying parties
Relying parties identify the affiants for an Attestation session
Affiants reach out to CAO to schedule an online attestation session with CAO-provided tools.
CAO assigns the affiant to an AO based on the AO’s availability to conduct an Attestation Session at a mutually convenient time.
The AO completes the session with the affiant and creates the agreed-upon deliverable for the relying party.
CAO will bill the relying party and remit to the AO for work performed.

If this sounds like an interesting opportunity to you, then…….