Is it against the law to ask a signer to surrender his or her driver’s license to a Notary Public? — K.S., Maryland Heights, MO
Notaries may ask signers to provide their driver’s license as a form of valid identification for a notarization; however, a Notary may not demand the surrender of the license as a court or judge might do. The Notary may simply verify the driver’s license information for identification and journal recording purposes during a notarization.
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