Posted by Robert/FL on 3/11/10 6:53am
Msg #326433
U.S. passport cards acceptable ID
NNA published an article this morning saying that the new U.S. passport card is acceptable ID in California, according to the SOS, as well as in Arizona. Our Florida SOS is currently having their staff attorney research the matter to determine whether the cards constitute "Passports issued by the U.S. Dept. of State" acceptable for notarization purposes.
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Reply by CF on 3/11/10 8:15am
Msg #326436
Is this different than a passport? To my knowledge a
passport has always been an acceptable form of ID for notary purposes.
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Reply by Shoshana/AZ on 3/11/10 8:38am
Msg #326440
Not in every state.
In AZ it's only acceptable ID for real estate conveyances.
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Reply by Mia on 3/11/10 8:39am
Msg #326441
Re: U.S. passport cards
http://travel.state.gov/passport/ppt_card/ppt_card_3926.html
The new wallet-size U.S. Passport Card is a travel document that can be used to enter the United States from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda at land border crossings or sea ports-of-entry. Note that it cannot be used for international air travel. The passport card is more convenient and less expensive than a passport book.
U.S. citizens, whether or not they have a passport book, may apply for a passport card.
To increase speed, efficiency, and security at U.S. land and sea border crossings, the passport card contains a vicinity-read radio frequency identification (RFID) chip. This chip points to a stored record in secure government databases. There is no personal information written to the RFID chip itself.
With RFID technology, Customs and Border Protection inspectors will be able to access photographs and other biographical information stored in secure government databases as the traveler approaches an inspection station.
The passport card uses state-of-the-art security features to prevent against the possibility of counterfeiting and forgery. In addition, a protective, RFID-blocking sleeve is provided with each passport card to protect against unauthorized reading or tracking of the card when it is not in use.
**And the cost of a passport will be going up soon (if it hasn't already).
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Reply by MW/VA on 3/11/10 8:54am
Msg #326442
Re: U.S. passport cards
Thanks for the info. IMO there's no reason to think this wouldn't serve as an acceptable form of ID. It contains all the criteria.
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Reply by Notarysigner on 3/11/10 8:56am
Msg #326443
Re: U.S. passport cards
Very good info..thanks Mia
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Reply by cawest/PA on 3/11/10 9:47am
Msg #326455
Re: U.S. passport cards
yes it has, just renewed mine as being born in Belgium I go home 2 or 3 times a year on short visits to see my mom and it has gone up by 20 dollars (if you have to rush it it is over 200 dollars now)
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Reply by Robert/FL on 3/11/10 9:43am
Msg #326451
It may not be accepted in some states because it does not contain the holder's signature.
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Reply by cawest/PA on 3/11/10 9:45am
Msg #326452
a passport contains the holder's signature n/m
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Reply by Robert/FL on 3/11/10 9:46am
Msg #326454
Re: a passport contains the holder's signature
Passport *CARDS* do NOT contain a signature.
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Reply by cawest/PA on 3/11/10 9:49am
Msg #326456
Re: a passport contains the holder's signature
are you sure it is not signed in the back?
Will look at my sons this weekend when he comes home.
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Reply by Robert/FL on 3/11/10 9:55am
Msg #326458
Re: a passport contains the holder's signature
I have one, I promise it has no signature.
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Reply by cawest/PA on 3/11/10 10:00am
Msg #326463
Re: a passport contains the holder's signature
well than you have my sincere apologies 
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Reply by Marian_in_CA on 3/11/10 10:48am
Msg #326493
Good Grief... they're just now getting to this?
Wow... I remember posting about this over a year ago!
(Msg #274405)
The SOS's office told me in January of 2009 that the Passport Card was acceptable. NNA is kind of late to game on that one...
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Reply by Linda_H/FL on 3/11/10 11:06am
Msg #326499
Marian, if there's no signature is it acceptable? n/m
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Reply by Marian_in_CA on 3/11/10 12:07pm
Msg #326511
The CA SOS told me that it is...
and ONLY for passports, not for any other document. Personally, I find this really odd... and uncomfortable. I mean, all you have is a photo to go by!
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Reply by Robert/FL on 3/11/10 12:34pm
Msg #326517
Re: The CA SOS told me that it is...
But is the signature on a driver license really that reliable? Ours are done on one of those signing pads like they use in grocery stores... and my signature on my D/L doesn't look ANYTHING like my real signature. I would hope that I don't get notary services refused based on that alone.
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Reply by JanetK_CA on 3/12/10 2:01am
Msg #326791
Re: The CA SOS told me that it is...
I find it curious that the CA SOS didn't add that to the list of acceptable ID in the new Handbook that was just issued if it is supposed to be OK. Does the new passport card also list (in a readable format without a scanning device) the ID #, DOB, and issue and expiration dates? (I haven't seen one yet.)
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Reply by Robert/FL on 3/12/10 7:44am
Msg #326812
Re: The CA SOS told me that it is...
My passport card includes:
Nationality
Passport Card No.
Surname
Given Names
Sex
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Issue Date
Expiration Date
Plus, it ha a TON of security features. Much more harder to forge than a state D/L/.
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Reply by MW/VA on 3/11/10 2:00pm
Msg #326586
Acceptable to whom? The ID presented to a notary is to
prove to the notary that the person is who they say they are. It is all about whether the notary is satisfied with their identity.
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Reply by Sylvia_FL on 3/11/10 2:07pm
Msg #326591
Re: Acceptable to whom? The ID presented to a notary is to
Acceptable according to state notary laws I believe.
Some states those passport cards would be acceptable, in other states they wouldn't.
Florida lists 9 forms of ID which are acceptable, as passport cards are so new they are not on the list.
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