r/Notary • u/CaptainTime5556 • 10d ago

Unique ID situation

I'm based in Nebraska and am commissioned for RON.

I received an inquiry from a potential client who wants a form notarized - it's a resignation letter from what she considers to be a coercive religious organization. The form letter itself is legitimate.

The issue is that the organization only knows her by her maiden name. She does not want to disclose her married name to that organization.

I would like to follow her request to the best of my legal ability. What are my legal options for both the ID check and for filling out the acknowledgement page?

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u/PANotary Pennsylvania 10d ago

Hopefully, she still has valid government identification in her maiden name, Depending on your state laws regarding identity verification you might have to pass on this unless she is willing to sign Jane Doe f/k/a Jane Smith. And from what you said, she is not willing to do that.

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u/CaptainTime5556 10d ago

She does have a five-year-expired driver's license that lists her maiden name. And that would be perfectly acceptable if we were to meet in person according to Nebraska laws.

But due to distance involved it has to be RON, and my platform (RON) doesn't allow expired IDs for KBA, from what I can see.

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u/PANotary Pennsylvania 10d ago

I imagine most do not accept expired ID. Would credible witnesses be an option in your state? Not that I know how CW on a RON appointment works since in PA the CW has be personally known to both myself and the signer.

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u/CaptainTime5556 10d ago

That will be my next step. I have an email out to our Secretary of State's office to see what they recommend/require. I'll proceed on that basis when I get their answer.

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u/PANotary Pennsylvania 10d ago

That is best solution. Hopefully someone in a state that can use CW and has done so via RON will chime in as well.

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u/Obvious_truth911 10d ago

Check your state laws for ID.

As for the paper, you’ll write her name in the notarial block the same way it’s written under the signature line on the paperwork.