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2025 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 4: JUDICIARY
Chapter 39: REVISED UNIFORM LAW ON NOTARIAL ACTS
4 §1907. Identification of individual

Universal Citation:
4 ME Rev Stat § 1907 (2025)
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§1907. Identification of individual

1.  Personal knowledge of identity.  A notarial officer 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.  

[PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §8 (AFF).]

2.  Evidence of identity.  A notarial officer has satisfactory evidence of the identity of an individual appearing before the officer if the officer can identify the individual:  

A. By means of:  

(1) A passport, driver's license or government-issued nondriver identification card; or  

(2) Another form of government identification issued to an individual that contains the signature or a photograph of the individual and is satisfactory to the notarial officer; or   [PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §8 (AFF).]

B. By a verification on oath or affirmation of a credible witness personally appearing before the notarial 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.   [PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §8 (AFF).]

[PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §8 (AFF).]

3.  Additional information or credentials.  A notarial officer may require an individual to provide additional information or identification credentials necessary to assure the officer of the identity of the individual.  

[PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §8 (AFF).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §8 (AFF).

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