One
of the questions we hear frequently from our mobile notaries is what forms of
identification are acceptable for verifying the identity of the person
executing legal documents. Every state
has their own requirements, but below are the types of IDs that are acceptable
and which are not acceptable in Florida and can be used as a general
guideline. If you are a notary you
should have a notary handbook which will answer specific questions you may have
pertaining to acceptable forms of identification in your state.
Acceptable Florida Identification Documents
·
Florida driver’s license or
identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
Vehicles
·
Driver’s license officially issued
in Mexico or Canada
·
U. S. Passport issued by the U. S.
Department of State
·
Foreign passport if stamped by the U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS)
·
Inmate issued ID issued on or after
January 1, 1991, by the Florida Department of Corrections or the Federal Bureau
of Prisons (but only if the person is currently in custody)
·
U. S. Military ID Card
·
Permanent Resident ID “Green Card”
issued by the USCIS
·
Notaries
may perform notarizations through personal knowledge of the signer’s identity.
·
The
oath or affirmation of one personally known credible identifying witness who is
known by the notary and who personally knows the person being identified or by
two people who know signer and have current ID may swear to signer's identity.
Unacceptable Identification Documents
·
Birth
Certificates
·
Social
Security Cards
·
Credit
Cards and drivers licenses without photographs
