2020 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 42 - State Affairs and Government
Chapter 42-30.1 Uniform Law on Notarial Acts
Section 42-30.1-6 Identification of individual.
§ 42-30.1-6. Identification of individual.
(a) A notarial officer has personal knowledge of the identity of an individual appearing before the notarial officer if the individual is personally known to the notarial officer through dealings sufficient to provide reasonable certainty regarding the legal identity of the individual.
(b) A notarial officer has satisfactory evidence of the identity of an individual appearing before the notarial officer if the notarial officer can identify the individual:
(1) By means of:
(i) A passport, driver's license, or government-issued, non-driver identification card, that is current or expired not more than three (3) years before performance of the notarial act; or
(ii) Another form of government identification issued to an individual that is current or expired not more than three (3) years before performance of the notarial act, contains the signature or a photograph of the individual, and is satisfactory to the notarial officer; or
(c) A notarial officer may require an individual to provide additional information or identification credentials necessary to assure the notarial officer of the identity of the individual.
History of Section.
(P.L. 2018, ch. 104, § 4; P.L. 2018, ch. 109, § 4.)
