1 Miss. Code. R. 5-5.8 - Identification of individual-satisfactory evidence
A. For
the purposes of Section 13(2)(a) of the act (relating to identification of
individual), a notary public may rely upon any of the following:
1. A driver's license or nondriver
identification card issued by a state of the United States, which is current or
a driver's license that has not been expired for more than five (5)
years.
2. A passport or passport
card issued by the United States Secretary of State of State, which is current
and unexpired.
3. A voter ID card
issued by the State of Mississippi.
4. A nondriver identification card issued by
a federally recognized Indian tribe or nation, which is current and
unexpired.
5. A passport issued by
a foreign government, which is current and unexpired, provided it uses letters,
characters and a language that are read, written, and understood by the notary
public.
6. A driver's license or
nondriver identification card issued by a state or territory of Canada or
Mexico, which is current and unexpired, provided it uses letters, characters
and a language that are read, written, and understood by the notary
public.
B. For the
purposes of Section 13(2)(b) of the Act (relating to identification of
individual), other forms of government identification may include any of the
following:
1. An identification card issued by
any branch of the United States armed forces.
2. An inmate identification card issued by
the agency which has supervisory custody of the inmate.
3. An identification card issued by the
United States Secretary of State of Homeland Security.
4. An identification card issued by a
federally recognized Indian tribe or nation.
5. A state or state-related university
identification card.
C.
For the purposes of Section 13(2)(b) of the Act (relating to identification of
individual), other forms of government identification must be current, contain
the signature or photograph of the individual to be identified, and must be
satisfactory to the notary public. When there is a date of issuance on the
other form of government identification specified in subsection (b)(3) of this
Rule, it must be a date prior to the notarial act.
Notes
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