WV Notary Identification and Verification 5

Question 1

A signer presents a temporary paper driver's license with no photograph. What is the notary's soundest response?

Accepted Answer

Request additional identification, since the credential lacks a photograph and may not assure identity

Answer

A credential without a photograph or signature may not satisfy the identification standard, so the notary should require further evidence.

Question 2

Two people arrive to sign the same deed. The notary knows one personally; the other is a stranger with a valid ID. How should identification be handled?

Accepted Answer

Identify each signer independently, using personal knowledge for one and the ID for the other

Answer

Each individual whose signature is notarized must be separately identified by a lawful method appropriate to that person.

Question 3

A signer becomes angry when the notary asks for identification, insisting his signature is 'well known in town.' What should the notary do?

Accepted Answer

Politely decline to proceed until satisfactory evidence of identity is provided

Answer

Local reputation is not a statutory identification method, so the notary must obtain satisfactory evidence or refuse the notarization.

Question 4

Which situation would justify a West Virginia notary refusing to notarize even though a valid-looking ID was presented?

Accepted Answer

The photo and physical description on the ID clearly do not match the person presenting it

Answer

If the credential does not reasonably correspond to the person presenting it, the notary lacks satisfactory evidence of identity and must refuse.

Question 5

A West Virginia notary is asked to notarize for a non-English-speaking signer whose foreign ID the notary cannot read. What is the best practice?

Accepted Answer

Only proceed if the notary can reasonably verify the credential and communicate directly with the signer

Answer

The notary must be able to evaluate the identification and communicate with the signer to confirm identity and willingness, without relying solely on an interested translator.

(WV Notary) West Virginia Notary Exam Practice Test

(WV Notary) West Virginia Notary Exam Practice Test

WV Notary Identification and Verification 5