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What type of ID do I need to notarize a document?

ZenBusiness Admin • April 1, 2021

What is an acceptable form of ID?


Acceptable forms for identification for Notary services 

  • State-issued driver's license
  • State-issued identification card
  • U.S. passport issued by the U.S. Department of State
  • U.S. military ID
  • State, county and local government IDs
  • Permanent resident card, or "green card," issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services*
  • Foreign passport*
  • Driver's license officially issued in Mexico or Canada*
  • Digital driver's license*
  • ID deemed acceptable to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security*
  • Inmate ID issued by the State Department of Corrections or Federal Bureau of Prisons, if the inmate is in state or federal custody*
  • Inmate ID issued by a county sheriff, if the inmate is in the custody of the county sheriff*

*Only in some states.



 

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