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Signer Identification Methods Flashcards

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  1. A signer presents a Social Security card as identification. The notary should reject it because it:

    Answer: Lacks a photograph and physical description of the bearer

    A Social Security card contains no photo or signature-based means of matching the card to the person presenting it.

  2. Two people arrive: the signer with no ID, and a friend the notary has known well for years who knows the signer. How can the notarization lawfully proceed?

    Answer: The friend serves as a credible witness and verifies the signer's identity on oath

    A credible witness personally known to the notary may verify the signer's identity under oath or affirmation.

  3. A West Virginia notary's journal entry about identification should record:

    Answer: The method of identification used, such as the type of ID or credible witness

    Best practice is to note how the signer was identified, while avoiding recording full ID numbers that create privacy risks.

  4. A student presents a state university ID card with a photo. Compared to a driver's license, this ID is:

    Answer: Weaker evidence, and the notary may require additional government-issued identification

    Even where an ID arguably qualifies, the notary may demand further credentials whenever reasonable certainty of identity is lacking.

  5. An employer pressures a notary to notarize signatures of absent employees whose IDs are on file. The notary should refuse because:

    Answer: The signers did not personally appear, making identification impossible

    Identification requires the signer's personal appearance before the notary at the time of the act, regardless of stored copies.

  6. A signer's appearance differs noticeably from their ID photo due to age and weight change. The notary should:

    Answer: Compare other data such as height, eye color, and signature, and ask questions until reasonably certain

    The notary should use all information on the credential and reasonable inquiry to reach certainty, rejecting it only if doubt remains.

  7. Which statement about credible witnesses in West Virginia is TRUE?

    Answer: The witness must personally know the signer whose identity they are verifying

    A credible witness verifies identity based on their own personal knowledge of the signer, not on what the signer claims.