YouwillreceiveanemailfromtheStateBarofCaliforniaviaDocuSign.
OnceyouclickReview Documentapage askingyoutoreviewandactwillpopupandyoucanclicktheContinuebutton
Next youwillseetheoathcardwiththefieldsyouneedtocompletebeforemovingontoclicktheFinish button
Yournamewillbeprepopulatedintheform.Pleasecompletetheremainingfieldsasprompted.
Onceyouhavefinishedcompletingthefieldsandenteringyoursignature,clicktheFinishbutton.
Nowthat youhavecompletedyourportionoftheoathcard,itistimetohave itsignedbyaswearing‐inofficerornotarized.Youwillreceiveasecond
emailfromDocuSignforthispurpose.
Tohaveyourswearing‐inofficersignusingDocuSign(PREFERRED),openyouroathcardbyclickingReview Document.Fromthereyoucansendtheoath
cardtoyourswearing‐inofficerbyclicking OtherActions>Assignto SomeoneElse
DocuSignwillcollectyourswearing‐inofficer’s nameandemailaddress.Youcanalsoenterapersonalizedmessage tobesentto themalongwithyour
oathcard.OnceyouclickAssign, youroathcardwillbesent.
Tohaveyouroathcardsignedonpaper,ortouseanotarypublic,openyouroathcardbyclickingReview Document. From thereyoucanclickOther
Actions>Print&Sign.
SelectUpload toreturnascannedcopyofyoursigneddocument totheStateBarwhenitiscomplete(DonotselectFax).
Choose Downloadtodownloadacopyofyouroathcardtoyourcomputer.Fromthereyoucanprintacopywhichcanbeusedwithyourswearing‐in
officerornotarypublic.
When you arereadyto returnyourcompletedandsignedoathcard to the State Bar, click the ReturnDocumentbutton.
UploadyourfiletoDocuSignusingtheoptionseitherto UploadaFileorDrag&Dropdocumenthere.
ClicktheFinishbuttonandyourdocumentisnowcomplete.ItwillbereturnedtotheStateBar.
Intheevent youareunableto accesstheDocuSignoptionto Returnyourcompletedandscanneddocument,youmayalsoemailyouroathcardto:
Yourswearing‐inofficerwillreceiveasimilaremailfrom“TheStateBarofCaliforniaviaDocuSign,” andtheywillbeprompted tosign
andcomplete theirsectionoftheoathcard.
Oncebothpartieshave signed,youwillbothreceive anemailwiththesignedcardattachedforyourrecords.Youcanalsoview
thedocument byclickingViewCompletedDocument.Ifyouandyourswearing‐inofficerhavesignedelectronically, thisisthe
last step.YoudonotneedtosendanythingelsetotheStateBartoprocessyourcard.