At the time of our appointment, please make sure every person signing is present and has current identification.
That is:
The person whose signature, oath, or acknowledgement is being notarized
MUST appear in front of the notary
at the time the notarial act takes place.
Common identification documents allowed by states for notarization include:
state driver’s licenses and non drivers IDs;
passports;
federal IDs such as military identification cards, state, county and local government IDs;
and lawful permanent resident cards.