§ 42-30.1-6 — § 42-30.1-6. Identification of individual.

Rhode Island § 42-30.1-6

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 42: State Affairs and Government
• Ch. 42-30.1: Uniform Law on Notarial Acts

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§ 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 that the individual has the identity claimed.

(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

(2) 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, which is current or expired not more than three (3) years before performance of the notarial act.

(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.

Legislative History

P.L. 2018, ch. 104, § 4; P.L. 2018, ch. 109, § 4; P.L. 2022, ch. 438, § 2, effective June 30, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 439, § 2, effective June 30, 2022.