Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for electronically journaling notarial acts using a mobile device. The method includes capturing within a mobile application electronic evidence of the notarial act including, for example, date, time, GPS generated location, magnetic stripe reading (or 2d/3d/QR barcode scan) or image of a signer's government issued identification. The method also includes verifying the authenticity of the government identification and verifying the identity and physical presence before the notary of the individual whose signature is being notarized. The method also includes transmitting an encrypted version of the evidence from the mobile device to a web application, and verifying that the evidence has been stored electronically in a database in a non-modifiable, chronological—sequential manner that is retrievable and decryptable by the notary or other officially authorized parties.