Glendale, Arizona 85303, United States
Phone: (602) 600-7974
Satisfactory Evidence of Identity
ID Required for a Notarization
SATISFACTORY EVIDENCE OF IDENTITY
Compliance: A notary shall identify the signer of a document. The notary may
do so through personal knowledge or through satisfactory evidence of identity.
[A.R.S. § 41-255(A), (B)]
“ARIZONA Notary Public Reference Manual, Chapter 3, 17”
1. PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE INDIVIDUAL BY THE NOTARY
Requirements: A notarial officer has personal knowledge of the identity of an individual appearing before the officer if the individual is personally known to the notarial officer through dealings sufficient to provide reasonable certainty that the individual has the identity claimed. [A.R.S. § 41-255(A)].
2. DRIVER LICENSE OR NONOPERATING IDENTIFICATION LICENSE
Requirements: Unexpired
Issued by: A state or territory of the United States.
A.R.S. § 41-255(B)(1)(a).
3. U.S. PASSPORT
Requirements: Unexpired.
Issued by: The United States Department of State.
A.R.S. § 41-255(B)(1)(a).
4. ARMED FORCES IDENTIFICATION CARD
Requirements: Unexpired
Issued by: Any branch of the United States Armed Forces.
A.R.S. § 41-255(B)(1)(b).
5. INMATE IDENTIFICATION CARD OR ANY FORM OF INMATE IDENTIFICATION
Requirements: Inmate must be in custody of State Department of Corrections, Federal Bureau of Prisons or County Sheriff’s Department.
Issued by: Arizona Department of Corrections, Federal Bureau of Prisons or County Sheriff’
Department
A.R.S. § 41-255(B)(1)(d), (e).
6. OTHER GOVERNMENT ISSUED IDENTIFICATION CARDS
Requirements: Unexpired; contains the customer’s signature or a photograph and physical description, including: height, weight, eye color, and hair color.
Issued by: The United States, a state or a tribal government.
A.R.S. § 41-255(B)(1)(c).
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