Systems and methods for electronic document notarization

A method of journaling the notarization of a document execution, the method comprising:

• receiving a document in PDF format, the document comprising one or more pages;
• performing an optical character recognition of each page of the document to recognize text from the document;
• identifying, from the recognized text, at least one entity to execute the document;
• identifying, from the recognized text, at least one physical location for the document, wherein the physical location identifies one or more articles of real property;
• identifying, from the recognized text, at least one execution location for the document, wherein the execution location identifies where the entity will execute the document;
• determining, from the physical location and the execution location, at least one notarization requirement for execution of the document;
• creating, in a database, a journal entry for notarization of execution of the document, the journal entry configured according to the at least one notarization requirement;
• populating the journal entry with at least a portion of the recognized text, the portion of the recognized text including an identification of the document and the at least one entity;
• supplementing the journal entry with information not contained in the recognized text;
• confirming information within the journal entry;
• capturing an image of the entity;
• capturing an image of an identification of the entity;
• extracting data from the image of the identification of the entity;
• validating, using the data extracted from the image of the identification of the entity, the identification of the entity;
• confirming, using facial recognition, that the image of the entity matches the image of the identification of the entity;
• capturing an alternate identifier of the entity;
• facilitating execution of the document, by—
• identifying at least one signature element in the document including a signature coordinate of the signature element;
• creating a base layer for each page of the document, the base layer including an image of each page of the document;
• creating an elements layer for each page of the document, the elements layer being separate from the base layer, the elements layer including the signature element at the signature coordinate;
• creating an interaction layer for each page of the document, the interaction layer being separate from the elements layer, and the base layer, the interaction layer being transparent, and the interaction layer including a signature input field at the signature coordinate;
• assembling a processed document by overlaying the elements layer over the base layer, and overlaying the interaction layer over the elements layer;
• and
• communicating the processed document to a touchscreen computing device;
• creating an executed document by receiving, into the interaction layer of the processed document on the touchscreen computing device, a signature of the entity;
• notarizing, by a notary, the executed document on the touchscreen computing device;
• creating a finalized document by preventing further modification of the interaction layer;
• communicating the finalized document to a recordation facility for formal recordation of the finalized document;
• facilitating formal recordation of the finalized document by communicating at least a portion of the journal entry to the recordation facility;
• adding the image of the entity and the alternate identifier of the entity to the journal entry;
• closing the journal entry;
• storing the journal entry in a secure database;
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• providing controlled access to the journal entry.