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Identification Required for Notarization |
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From the
National Notary Association:
A Notary Public is an official of
integrity appointed by state government
- typically by the secretary of state -
to serve the public as an impartial
witness in performing a variety of
official fraud-deterrent acts related to
the signing of important documents.
These official acts are called
notarizations or notarial acts.
It is the foremost duty of a Notary to
screen signers of particularly sensitive
instruments - such as property deeds,
wills and powers of attorney - for their
true identity, their willingness to sign
without duress or intimidation, and
their awareness of the general import of
the document. Some notarizations
also require the Notary to put the
signer under an oath declaring under
penalty of perjury that the information
contained in a document is true and
correct.
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From the State of California Notary
Handbook:
Paper Identification
Documents – Identity of the signer can be established by the notary
public’s reasonable reliance on the presentation of any one of the
following documents, if the identification document is current or has been issued within five years
(Civil Code section
1185(b)(3) & (4)):
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- An identification card or driver license issued by the California
Department of Motor
Vehicles.
- A
United States Passport
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Other California-approved
identification card, consisting of
any one of the following provided
that it also contains a photograph,
description of the person, signature
of the person, and an identifying
number:
a. A passport issued by a foreign government, provided that it has been stamped by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service or the U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
b. A driver’s license issued by another state or by a Canadian or
Mexican public agency authorized to issue driver’s licenses
c. An identification card issued by another state
d. A United States military identification card with the required
photograph, description of
the person, signature of the person, and an identifying number. (Some
military identification cards do not contain all the required
information.)
e. An inmate identification card* issued by the California Department of
Corrections and
Rehabilitation, if the inmate is in custody
f. An employee identification card issued by an agency or office of the
State of California,
or an agency or office of a city, county, or city and county in
California
*Effective January 1, 2016, Civil
Code section 1185 was amended
regarding California county inmate
identification:
California Civil Code section 1185,
which provides the specific forms of
identification that can be used by
an individual or credible witness
appearing before a notary public,
was amended to add inmate
identification that is current or
has been issued within five years by
a sheriff’s department if the inmate
is in custody in a county detention
facility as an allowable form of
identification for proof of the
identity of an individual or a
credible witness who executes a
written instrument.
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***If no such ID is available and cannot
be reasonably obtained, the signer may
have TWO CREDIBLE WITNESSES WITH VALID
IDENTIFICATION PRESENT who know the
signer and can attest to who the signer
is UNDER OATH.*** |
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To schedule an appointment, call (925)
786-8909.
Note:
Travel
fees are in addition to the Notary
Public fee. |
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***Disclaimer: I am not an
attorney and I can not provide legal
advice***
***Please contact the document's
originator with any questions
pertaining to the contents of the
document*** |
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Totally
Notary
205-J Main Street
Pleasanton, CA 94566
(925) 786-8909
Fax (925) 271-6155
E-Mail:
Helen.Wardale@TotallyNotary.net
©2017
Totally Notary All Rights Reserved
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