The primary duty of a notary public is to verify the identities of each signer on a document. This is done to protect against fraudulent acts that may otherwise void the notarized document. The notary public typically requests each signer to provide identification that verifies their identity. If the client fails to provide an acceptable form of identification, the notary public is legally obligated to refuse the service.
Accepted forms of identification for having notarial services performed include the following: State-issued driver’s license State-issued identification card U.S. military identification card Resident alien identification card (green card)Unaccepted forms of identification may include the following:
Birth certificates Social security cards School identification cards Credit cards Debit cardsRCI has been serving the legal community with over 30 years of background experience in legal document delivery for law firms, court reporters, businesses and government agencies on a nationwide and international level. Our experienced staff of full-time professional process servers and investigators handle several hundred papers per month throughout the State of Maryland, Washington D.C. & Northern Virginia, including subpoenas, summons & complaints, right of redemption tax sales, garnishments and notices for attorneys, court reporters and government agencies.
RCI is a full service legal support agency. We provide service of process (local ,statewide, national and international),skip tracing and forensic asset searches (including bank account, employment and brokerage house searches) related to the enforcement of court ordered judgments, as well as an array of complete investigative related services. Our use of state-of-the-art technologies and years of experience enables us to provide quality, professional service to all our clients on an international level.
Customers most commonly ask if Notaries can certify a photocopy of a vital record. Unfortunately, Notaries CANNOT do this. The reason is that a copy certification requires the Notary to certify that the copy is a true and accurate reproduction of the original document. However, original vital records documents are kept by the government agency that issues them. Only that agency is authorized to issue certified copies of the vital record in question — Notaries are NOT authorized to make copies or certify copies of vital records