Posted by JustANotary on 12/13/06 4:16pm
Msg #165723

ID requirements in NY

One of my California L/O's is helping with a loan in NY & needs to know what id is required. Is one piece of government picture id such as drivers lic. ok in NY as it is here?

Reply by aciardoNY on 12/13/06 4:51pm
Msg #165733

Yes, you can use a valid NY drivers' License.

Reply by MikeC/NY on 12/13/06 5:50pm
Msg #165742

NY has no specific ID requirements, only that the notary has "satisfactory evidence" of identity. A license is usually the only thing you need, but NY licenses sometimes don't have the full first name because of a size limit on the name field. It's the notary's discretion whether or not to ask for more ID in that case.

Reply by faceynotary on 12/13/06 7:21pm
Msg #165766

According to the NNA Bulletin, Senate Bill 2227 referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee, "would define satifactory evidence of identity to include 1) a current ID issued by a federal or state government containing the bearer's photograph and signature..." It goes on to talk about identifying the credible identifying witness, etc.

I know many of you get their newsletter via email or in the mail... I know the NNA is a little infamous right now and I am still not feeling them right now, but their bulletins are most times, informative minus the loud adverstising (LOL).

Have a good night- feeling under the weather.

PS:
That "satisfactory evidence" thing is so annoying. There are many grey areas in the NYS Notary Public License Law. The wording sucks sometimes too.

Reply by MikeC/NY on 12/13/06 8:35pm
Msg #165788

** According to the NNA Bulletin, Senate Bill 2227 referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee, "would define satifactory evidence of identity to include 1) a current ID issued by a federal or state government containing the bearer's photograph and signature..." It goes on to talk about identifying the credible identifying witness, etc. **

I think that bill is deader than Elvis - it has been in committee for two years. The NNA has apparently lobbied for it, but right now it's just growing mushrooms... I think the same bill would require the use of journals by NY notaries, which would not be a bad thing either.

Reply by faceynotary on 12/14/06 6:17am
Msg #165845

MikeC/NY, you might be right. I went into their archives and that they lobbied for a fee increase as well as keeping a journal.

Good efforts, but who knows when they will be passed by the Senate.

Reply by MikeC/NY on 12/14/06 9:28am
Msg #165877

There was a bill introduced this year to raise the per signature fee from $2 to $5 - that one's stuck in the finance committee, but it's not dead yet. The other bill was introcuced last year, got referred from finance to judiciary, and seems to have run out of steam.

Reply by faceynotary on 12/14/06 9:40am
Msg #165878

MikeC, wouldn't it be nice to be able to charge 5 bucks... man oh man!

Reply by aciardoNY on 12/14/06 5:39pm
Msg #165991

It's wonderfull to see the both of you! I take "satisfactory evidence" to mean I have to be satisfied with your credentials. I require a piece of gov't issued, photo and signature with description. And like someone who posted about a blatent fake ID, NOT gonna be me !
When in doubt walk away. its a cya world.