One of our law clerks recently passed the California Bar. Am I authorized to swear her in as an attorney, and can I witness her signing her Bar card via Skype or Zoom? — C.H., California
You are authorized to administer an oath to an attorney for the state bar (see GC 8205[a][2]), but you may not use Skype or Zoom to do it because California law does not give Notaries the authority to administer remote oaths. The oath must be administered to the individual in the Notary’s physical presence.
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