📘 NEW RESOURCE: The “One Journal” Rule in New Jersey

Hello NJNA family! We received a very interesting question recently, and the answer was thought-provoking enough that we decided to turn it into a full topic on the NJNA website rather than just a post here in the community.

👉 https://www.newjerseynotaryassociation.org/one-journal

New Jersey law requires notaries to maintain only one official journal for all notarial acts, including in-person notarizations, electronic notarizations, and RON.

This new page breaks down:

What the “one journal” requirement means in practice
How to handle in-person, electronic, and RON entries within a single journal
Why RON platform records do not replace your journal
NJNA’s recommended approach for maintaining clear, consistent compliance

If you’re working across both traditional and remote notarizations, this is an important read and directly relevant to day-to-day recordkeeping decisions. As always, NJNA continues to focus on practical guidance for real-world notary situations, not just theoretical rules.

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