How do you identify an Amish signer if their driver's license has no picture? — T. W, Pennsylvania
A Pennsylvania Notary may accept this form of identification if your signer has produced current, government-issued identification that contains a signature and you are satisfied with it. 57 Pa.C.S. 307(b) says, a notarial officer has satisfactory evidence of identity if they are presented with a “passport, driver’s license or government-issued nondriver identification card, or another form of government identification which is current, contains the signature or photograph of the individual, and is satisfactory to the officer” (57 Pa.C.S. 307[b]).
The Notary may also ask for additional information or identification credentials to help satisfy him or her to the identity of the signer. (57 Pa.C.S. 370(c) says, “A notarial officer may require an individual to provide additional information or identification credentials necessary to assure the notarial officer of the identity of the individual.”
Notaries in other states must follow their own state rules regarding acceptable forms of identification. For more information, please see our article “Notary guidelines for accepting or rejecting a signer’s identification.”
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