MS Notary Signer Identification Methods 5

Question 1

Which pair of documents would BOTH be acceptable identity documents for a Mississippi notary?

Accepted Answer

An unexpired U.S. passport and a current out-of-state driver's license

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A library card and a gym membership

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A birth certificate and a Social Security card

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A credit card and a voter registration postcard

Question 2

Why are a birth certificate and Social Security card generally insufficient on their own to identify a signer?

Accepted Answer

Neither contains a photograph or physical description linking the bearer to the identity

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They are issued by the federal government

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They expire too quickly

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They are printed on paper instead of plastic

Question 3

A hospital patient needs a power of attorney notarized but has no ID available. Which Mississippi-compliant solution works?

Accepted Answer

A credible witness known to the notary identifies the patient under oath

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The attending nurse photocopies the hospital wristband

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The notary uses the patient's medical chart as identification

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The patient's spouse signs the document on their behalf

Question 4

What should a Mississippi notary record in a journal or notes regarding identification, as a best practice?

Accepted Answer

The method of identification and the type of ID presented

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The signer's full ID number and a photocopy of the card

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Nothing, since recording ID details is prohibited

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Only the signer's phone number

Question 5

An employer asks a notary employee to notarize a coworker's signature on a form the coworker already signed and left behind, using the coworker's ID badge on file. The notary should:

Accepted Answer

Refuse, because the signer must personally appear before the notary for identification

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Proceed, since the badge is a company-issued ID

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Proceed if the employer vouches for the coworker

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Notarize and have the coworker confirm later by phone

Question 6

A signer presents a temporary paper driver's license without a photo. What is the notary's soundest approach?

Accepted Answer

Treat it as insufficient alone and require additional acceptable identification

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Accept it because it is government-issued

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Accept it if the signer also shows a business email

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Refuse to ever notarize for this person

Question 7

Which scenario best illustrates proper use of the credible witness method in Mississippi?

Accepted Answer

The notary's longtime colleague swears under oath that she personally knows the signer, her cousin, who lost his wallet

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A stranger in the waiting room says the signer looks trustworthy

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The signer's minor child confirms the parent's name

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The witness reads the signer's name from the document aloud