01/03/2019
So, you need to get that document notarized? And you wonder what you have to do? Just call me! I will meet you anywhere! Remember, you do have to have valid ID...
METHOD ONE - PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE
if you know a signer personally, you may notarize a document for the signer without looking at ID. Be sure you are willing to swear to a judge that you know this person well.
METHOD TWO - ID CARDS/DOCUMENT
You may also use ID DOCUMENTS like a passport from the U.S. or a driver license from a state in the U.S.A.
1) ID means a card or document with a signature and photo of the signer AND....
2) ID **MUST be*** issued by the U.S. Government (like a U.S. passport)
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it **MUST be** issued by a U.S. STATE (like State of Georgia, etc.)--for instance a driver license or a state ID card.
3) ID CANNOT be expired. No exceptions. It CANNOT be a temporary paper license. DO NOT "help out" elderly folks who haven't got a current DL or state ID. The DPS will visit them at home to get a state ID card for them to use. Their lack of ID is not your problem.
4) ID CANNOT be a work badge (unless you work for the state or federal gov't and have a signature and photo on your work badge.) It CANNOT BE A birth certificate, credit card, SS card. It must have a photo and signature.
5) You CANNOT use a foreign passport unless land is being conveyed.
METHOD THREE - OATH OF ONE CREDIBLE WITNESS - If you do not know the signer, you may use a credible witness who can be identified by ID or whom you know personally. Ideally, the Credible witness should not be related to the signer. The CW should not benefit from the transaction.
The credible witness must swear to the ID of the signer