Apostille California Birth Certificates

Please be careful! There are apparently a few apostille processing companies that state they only do RON notarization in their apostille processing  and they include California among the states that they process. This is true if the document is not a California vital statistics document or does not require a California Apostille. Out-of-California RON agents can offer RON services for the state of California if RON is authorized in the state where the notary public is commissioned and the document is being notarized and legalized by said state, not the state of California. i.e.  A California notarization or Apostille can not currently be issued electronically by a notary in a different state.  For example,  #1. An out-of-state RON notary public can not legalize via apostille a California vital statistics document via its own Secretary of State's legalization. This type of document can only be legalized with a California Apostille. The RON would, via courier or in person, physically present  a paper certified vital statistics document to the California Secretary of State.  #2. As of this date of this post, it is our understanding that  California will not legalize a photo or electronic copy of any California vital statistics document. However, if the non-federal document is not a California vital statistics, state or county document and does not specifically require a California notarization or apostille, RON is an applicable option.