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IDENTIFICATION & NOTARYREQUIREMENTS

Please review this information carefully in advance of your appointment

All signers will have active government-Issued IDs.​

All signers will have active (not expired) government issued picture identification at notary appointment.

 Passport - Driver’s License -State ID - Military ID - An inmate identification card issued by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, if the inmate is in custody - An employee identification card issued by an agency or office of the State of California, or an agency or office of a city, county, or city and county in California.

OR 2 Witnesses w/ ID

Identification name matches name on document exactly.

An ID must show more or ‘equal to’ the name indicated on the document for a notary to identify you in that manner as mandated by California Law.

(Formula: Identification Name > or = Document Name)

Signers agree to the documents in advance, being fully at peace with all agreements.

All agreements/discussions should be finalized and agreed upon before scheduling. Potential signers should be willing and at peace with the situation, having fully reviewed and understood the nature of the documents to be signed in advance. All signers are openly willing to sign the document on their own accord. A notary is unable to proceed with transaction if their are signs of unwillingness, duress, uncertainty, or coercion.

Documents are completed and ready in advance.

By law, documents being notarized are to be filled entirely before notarization. A notary is unable to draft or assist with completion of documents. Contact the receiving agency or an attorney for assistance.

Signers are completely of sound mind and signing of free will.

It is common that we have requests for sick or elderly signers. Sign it SD will not provide notary for disoriented, confused, medicated, or signers with questionable capacity. 

Signer and notary can communicate.

All signers must speak English proficiently to communicate.  Translators are not allowed.  A notary public can notarize a signature on a document in a foreign language with which

the notary public is not familiar, since a notary public’s function only relates to the signature

and not the contents of the document.

CREDIBLE WITNESS

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  • In the event that the signer does not have a valid paper identification then the "Oath of Two Credible Witnesses" can be utilized

  • Oaths of Two Credible Witnesses – The identity of the signer can be established by the oaths of two credible witnesses whom the notary public does not personally know. (Civil Code section 1185(b)(2)) The notary public first must establish the identities of the two credible witnesses by the presentation of paper identification documents as listed above. Under oath, the two credible witnesses must swear or affirm that each of the following is true (Civil Code section 1185(b)(1) (A)(i)-(v)):

  • 1. The individual appearing before the notary public as the signer of the document is the person named in the document;

  • 2. The credible witness personally knows the signer;

  • 3. The credible witness reasonably believes that the circumstances of the signer are such that it would be very difficult or impossible for the signer to obtain another form of identification;

  • 4. The signer does not possess any of the identification documents authorized by law to establish the signer’s identity; and

  • The credible witness does not have a financial interest and is not named in the document signed.

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