The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
004
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NOTARIAL ACTS
(Cite as: 26 V.S.A. § 5365)
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§ 5365. Identification of individual
(a) Personal knowledge. A notary public has personal knowledge of the identity of an individual appearing
before the officer if the individual is personally known to the officer through dealings
sufficient to provide reasonable certainty that the individual has the identity claimed.
(b) Satisfactory evidence. A notary public has satisfactory evidence of the identity of an individual appearing
before the officer if the officer can identify the individual:
(1) by means of:
(A) a passport, driver’s license, or government-issued nondriver identification card,
which is current or expired not more than three years before performance of the notarial
act; or
(B) another form of government identification issued to an individual, which is current
or expired not more than three years before performance of the notarial act, contains
the signature or a photograph of the individual, and is satisfactory to the officer;
or
(2) by a verification on oath or affirmation of a credible witness personally appearing
before the officer and known to the officer or whom the officer can identify on the
basis of a passport, driver’s license, or government-issued nondriver identification
card, which is current or expired not more than three years before performance of
the notarial act.
(c) Additional information. A notary public may require an individual to provide additional information or identification
credentials necessary to assure the notary public of the identity of the individual. (Added 2017, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2019.)