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Document and Identification Verification Flashcards

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  1. A signer presents an expired Mississippi driver's license as identification. What should the notary do?

    Answer: Refuse it and request a current, valid form of identification

    Identification used for notarization must be current and valid, so an expired license should not be relied upon as satisfactory evidence of identity.

  2. Which of the following is generally acceptable as satisfactory evidence of a signer's identity?

    Answer: An unexpired passport issued by the U.S. government

    A current passport is a government-issued photo ID and qualifies as satisfactory evidence, while birth certificates, Social Security cards, and credit cards lack photographs or physical descriptions.

  3. A notary may identify a signer without physical ID if the signer is identified by:

    Answer: A credible witness personally known to the notary who also knows the signer

    A credible witness who is personally known to the notary and who personally knows the signer may vouch for the signer's identity under oath.

  4. Before notarizing, a notary reviews the document and notices several blank spaces. What is the proper course of action?

    Answer: Ask the signer to complete or line through the blanks before notarizing

    Notaries should not notarize documents containing blank spaces because they could be fraudulently completed later.

  5. What does 'personal knowledge' of a signer's identity mean for a notary?

    Answer: Familiarity with the individual through dealings sufficient to provide reasonable certainty of identity

    Personal knowledge means the notary knows the individual through an ongoing acquaintance sufficient to establish identity with reasonable certainty.

  6. A signer's name on the document reads 'Jonathan A. Smith,' but his ID reads 'John Smith.' What is the safest practice?

    Answer: Require identification or evidence that reasonably links the signer to the name on the document

    The notary must be reasonably certain the person signing is the person named in the document, so the ID must reasonably support the document name.

  7. Which detail on a photo ID should a notary compare against the person standing before them?

    Answer: The photograph and physical description

    Comparing the photo and physical description to the person present is the core step in verifying that the ID belongs to the signer.