Notary Identification Rules Quiz

Personal knowledge means knowing someone well enough to have no doubts about their identity.

Satisfactory evidence of identity can only be established through government-issued IDs.

A notary can perform a notarial act if the principal is not in their presence, according to G.S. 10B-20(c)(1).

A notary found guilty of performing a notarial act without personal appearance may face a Class 1 misdemeanor charge.

Acceptable forms of identification for notarization include school ID cards.

Military ID cards are accepted universally for notarization purposes.

A notary is not required to positively identify every document signer according to the text.

Failure to comply with the mandate of positively identifying signers can lead to a notary's commission being suspended or revoked.

A document may be notarized even if the signer has not signed it in the presence of the notary during an acknowledgment.

If an oath or affirmation is being performed, the signer is not required to sign the document in the presence of the notary.

Military ID cards are acceptable forms of identification for notarization purposes according to the text.

The main focus of a notary's attestation is on the document rather than the signature.

A notary must rely on another form of identification if he or she has the slightest doubt about whether a signer is personally known.

Satisfactory evidence in the Notary Act refers to an identification card without a photograph or physical description.

The most common forms of identification include state driver’s licenses, passports, and recent military ID cards.

If a signer is not personally known and lacks acceptable identification, a mutual friend can confirm the signer's identity.

The mutual friend acting as a credible witness must be a party to or beneficiary of the transaction.

If a signer is personally known to the notary, no additional steps are required for identification verification.