Signer Identification and Acknowledgment Flashcards

What information must an Oregon notary verify before completing an acknowledgment?

Answer: The signer's identity and that the signer executed the document voluntarily

For an acknowledgment, the notary must verify the signer's identity and that the signer voluntarily executed the document.

Which of the following documents could an Oregon notary accept as satisfactory evidence of identity?

Answer: A current U.S. passport

A current U.S. passport is a government-issued document with a photograph and signature, meeting Oregon's identification requirements.

May an Oregon notary notarize a document signed by a person who is not physically present at the time of notarization?

Answer: No, the signer must appear before the notary either in person or via authorized RON technology

Oregon requires the signer to appear before the notary in person or via authorized remote online notarization technology — not merely have previously signed the document.

When an Oregon notary takes an acknowledgment, what does the signer formally 'acknowledge'?

Answer: That they signed the document and that the signature is their own free act

In an acknowledgment, the signer formally acknowledges that the signature on the document is their own and was made voluntarily.

An Oregon notary is asked to notarize a document for someone who cannot provide any identification and is unknown to the notary. What should the notary do?

Answer: Refuse to perform the notarial act unless a credible witness is provided

Without satisfactory evidence of identity through personal knowledge, acceptable ID, or a credible witness, the notary must refuse to proceed.

Under Oregon law, what does it mean for a signer to 'appear' before a notary?

Answer: The signer is physically present or connected via authorized real-time audio-visual technology

Appearing before a notary means being physically present with the notary or connected via approved real-time two-way audio-visual technology for RON.