Satisfactory evidence of identity means identification of an individual based on (i) examination of one or more of the following documents bearing a photographic image of the individual's face and signature: a United States Passport, a certificate of United States citizenship, a certificate of naturalization, an unexpired foreign passport, an alien registration card with photograph, a state issued driver's license or a state issued identification card or a United States military card or (ii) the oath or affirmation of one credible witness unaffected by the document or transaction who is personally known to the notary and who personally knows the individual or of two credible witnesses unaffected by the document or transaction who each personally knows the individual and shows to the notary documentary identification as described in clause (i). For a person who is a Vermont or New Jersey resident, until January 1, 2008, "satisfactory evidence of identity" may include identification of an individual based on a valid driver's license that does not contain a photograph that is presented along with other documentary proof of identity that ensures beyond question that the person has the identity claimed. For a person who is not a United States citizen, "satisfactory evidence of identity" shall mean identification of an individual based on a valid passport, or another government-issued document evidencing the individual's nationality or residence, that bears a photographic image of the individual's face and signature. Satisfactory evidence of identity means identification of an individual based on at least one current document issued by a Federal or State government agency bearing the photographic image of the individual’s face and signature or on the oath or affirmation of a credible witness unaffected by the document or transaction who is personally known to the notary and who personally knows the individual or identification of an individual based on the notary public's personal knowledge of the identity of the principal.
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