What type of ID do you accept?
Each signer must present at least one of the forms of photo ID listed below unless the signer is personally known by the Notary. The ID must be current or, if expired, have been issued within the last 5 years; contain the signer’s photograph, personal description, and signature;
and bear a serial or other identifying number. A document signer personally known by the Notary need not present ID.
- Current driver’s License or non-driver’s ID card issued by a U.S. State.
- Current U.S. Passport
- Current U.S. Military Identification Card that contains all required elements stated above, (The Common Access Card (CAC) is not acceptable).
- Current driver’s license issued in Mexico or Canada.
- Current foreign passport stamped by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
- Current inmate ID.
What if I don't have a photo ID?
If a signer does not have a state or government issued photo ID that is not expired, then he or she will need two people present who will swear to his or her identity in order to be certified. The oath of a certifying witness is satisfactory evidence for certification. Those two witnesses will have to have proper ID. Medicaid cards, social security cards, credit cards, work IDs are not valid forms of identification.