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Many Notaries have contacted us asking, “A signer just gave me a photocopy of his driver’s license. Can I accept it as ID?” Because many people used photos of vaccination cards for admission to restaurants and businesses during COVID-19, presenting copies of official records gained widespread acceptance. Is it OK to accept copies of ID when notarizing, whether physical or a photo taken with a phone?
Read MoreThe words "reasonable reliance on the presentation" are key. When identifying any signer, your task is to reasonably determine from the identification presented that the individual is who he or she claims to be. This means no hard-and-fast rule can be applied to every situation. Identifying signers may require you to exercise some judgment.
Read MoreNot every state incorporates all of these security features in their driving and ID credentials. As noted above, the images coded into an ID document are usually unique to the state that issues it. It’s a good idea to stay up to date on the security features included in IDs issued by your state. For other states, having a reliable ID reference guide is essential for comparing a live ID to the credentials issued in that state.
Read MoreIt may sound like future tech, but you may see it sooner than you think. Remote notarization introduced the public to technology-driven methods to identify signers such as knowledge-based authentication (KBA). Now, a handful of states are rolling out a new concept called "mobile ID" — an identification document stored on a mobile device. A mobile ID can be verified by scanning a QR code or...
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