Identification and Verification Flashcards
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A woman presents an ID in her maiden name but is signing a deed in her married name. What is the CT notary's best course of action?
Answer: Decline unless identity under the name being signed can be established by satisfactory evidence
The notary must be able to identify the signer under the name being used on the document, or the notarization should be refused.
Which situation involves the highest risk of identity fraud that a notary's verification duty is designed to prevent?
Answer: An impostor executing a deed transferring someone else's real property
Impostors forging property transfers are a classic fraud that careful identity verification by notaries is meant to stop.
A signer offers only a birth certificate as identification. Why is this generally insufficient on its own?
Answer: It contains no photograph or signature to link the document to the person presenting it
A birth certificate cannot be matched to the bearer because it lacks a photo, signature, or physical description.
During a notarization, the notary suspects the presented passport is counterfeit. What should the notary do?
Answer: Refuse the notarization because satisfactory evidence of identity is lacking
A document the notary reasonably believes is fake cannot serve as satisfactory evidence, so the notarization must be refused.
Two brothers who are identical twins appear, and one asks to sign for the other 'since we look the same.' The notary should:
Answer: Refuse, because the person signing must be the actual named signer whose identity is verified
Only the actual named individual may sign, regardless of resemblance, so substituting a lookalike is impermissible.
What is the primary reason a notary should check whether an ID appears altered, such as mismatched fonts or a lifted laminate?
Answer: Altered IDs may indicate the bearer is attempting identity fraud
Signs of tampering suggest the ID is fraudulent and cannot be relied upon as evidence of identity.
A signer the notary personally knows brings a friend the notary has never met, and both need documents notarized. How should the friend be identified?
Answer: Through the personally known signer acting as a credible witness under oath, or through identification documents
The unknown friend may be identified by ID documents or by the personally known companion serving as a sworn credible witness who knows the friend.