I’m following the notary rulemaking process in Vermont, and wondering if the rules need to consider if the finished electronic documents need to be suitable for electronic apostilles. Do you know of any states that are doing electronic apostilles so far?
All I could find about electronic apostille programs that are in force were in three states. Washington and Rhode Island have pilot programs that provide apostilles with select counterparties such as other state government offices or student records for a state university; they are not offered to the general public. Montana accepts electronic documents for apostilles, but prints them first before the apostille is applied.
I’d appreciate any additional information.