Illinois ID Law
Identification Requirement — SB 546

Effective June 1, 2009

RELATED MATERIALS Identification Law FAQ Text of Senate Bill 546 Compliance Training Compliance Tools Notaries should also review the New Record Law and implications of the New Case Law Notary Employers should also review the implications of the New Case Law Free Resources — click below to download For Notaries For Employers

By enacting Senate Bill 546, the Illinois General Assembly has made significant alterations to the Illinois Notary Public Act — specifically to Section 5 ILCS/6-102 — which sets more specific standards for the identification of document signers in the execution of acknowledgments, verifications upon oath or affirmation and signature witnessings.

This new law:

• Affects all Illinois Notaries for all notarizations involving the three types of notarial acts cited above
  
  
• Sets new specifications for identification documents in order to qualify as "satisfactory evidence" of identity
  
  
• Applies until July 1, 2013, unless extended by the General Assembly