Posted by Grammyzoom on 8/13/10 9:02am
Msg #348802

Does your State allow you

to accept Drivers Licenses which have expired within 5 years, as proof of identity?

Reply by Linda Juenger on 8/13/10 9:07am
Msg #348804

IL - NO

Reply by RickG/CA on 8/13/10 9:09am
Msg #348805

In Calif, expired with an issue date within the last 5 years is acceptable

A. Paper Identification Documents – Identity of the signer can be established by the notary
public’s reasonable reliance on the presentation of any one of the following documents, if the
identification document is current or has been issued within five years (Civil Code section
1185(b)(3) & (4)):

Reply by LMS on 8/13/10 9:22am
Msg #348807

Oregon-No

Reply by PAW on 8/13/10 9:32am
Msg #348816

FL - yes

If the document is current or has been issued within the past 5 years and bears a serial or other identifying number.

Reply by anotaryinva on 8/13/10 9:37am
Msg #348818

Re: VA - yes n/m

Reply by Les_CO on 8/13/10 9:48am
Msg #348820

Research is so difficult.
The Colorado Handbook says: "current". I deem that to mean "not expired."

Reply by HARRY_PA on 8/13/10 9:52am
Msg #348821

PA, no.

Harry

Reply by desktopfull on 8/13/10 10:14am
Msg #348825

Yes, in FL. n/m

Reply by Ronnie_WA on 8/13/10 1:38pm
Msg #348847

WA - NO

Reply by dickb/wi on 8/13/10 1:50pm
Msg #348852

WI no............... n/m

Reply by Mary Ellen Elmore on 8/13/10 4:51pm
Msg #348877

TN-YES

"Definitions of some of the important terms used in the acknowledgment forms are found in T.C.A. § 66-22-106. “Know”
or “personally acquainted with” has the following definition:
Having an acquaintance, derived from association with the individual in relation to other people and based upon a chain of circumstances surrounding the individual, which establishes the individual’s identity with at least reasonable certainty.
“Satisfactory evidence” is defined as the absence of any information, evidence, or other circumstances that would lead a reasonable person to believe that the person making the acknowledgment is not the individual he or she claims to be, together with any one of the following:
1. The oath or affirmation of a credible witness personally known to the officer that the person making the acknowledgment is personally known to the witness. [This should be in the form of an affidavit discussed earlier.]
2. Reasonable reliance on the presentation to the officer of any one of the following, if the document is current or has been issued within five years:
(A) An identification card or driver license issued by the Tennessee Department of Safety; or
(B) A passport issued by the Department of State of the United States.
3. Reasonable reliance on the presentation of any one of the following, if the document is current or has been issued within five years, contains a photograph and description of the person named on it, is signed by the person, bears a serial or other identifying number, and, in the event that the document is a passport, has been stamped by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service:
(A) A passport issued by a foreign government;
(B) A driver’s license issued by a state other than Tennessee;
(C) An identification card issued by a state other than Tennessee; or
(D) An identification card issued by any branch of the armed forces of the United States."

Taken from the TN Notary Handbook at
http://ctas-notes.ips.utk.edu/public/web/ctas.nsf/EntriesWeb/5EF33060B07D457D862570F1006DA965/$FILE/Notary+Public.pdf

Starting towards the bottom of page 18 of the file (not page 18 as the pages are numbered)

Reply by Grammyzoom on 8/13/10 4:54pm
Msg #348878

Thank you so much for your input!

I need a lot more states but very much appreciate those of you who have responded to my question.

Reply by Susan Fischer on 8/13/10 5:10pm
Msg #348879

No, in Oregon. n/m

Reply by parkerc/ME on 8/13/10 7:09pm
Msg #348896

Re: Does your State allow you, Maine No n/m

Reply by Linda_in_MI on 8/13/10 9:16pm
Msg #348907

Michigan requires a current ID, as taken from the Notary Public Act:
"(c) Identified on the basis of a current license, identification card, or record issued by a federal or state government that contains the person's photograph and signature."

Reply by Jack/AL on 8/13/10 10:44pm
Msg #348920

Duh..... don't know. In Alabama, we just have to wing it! n/m

Reply by MikeC/NY on 8/14/10 3:25pm
Msg #348956

NY has no ID requirements other than "satisfactory evidence"

It's up to the notary to determine what that means. I follow the DMV rules, which allow you to use an expired license as ID for a new license as long as it's within 2 years of the expiration date.