Notarization Standards of Practice (Identification Requirements)

Oregon Notaries may accept identification documents from the following list as satisfactory evidence of a document signer's identity providing they are current or have expired within three years of the date of notarization (OR 194.240 [2][a]): 

• A driver's license or identification card issued by any US state

• A U.S. Passport book, card, or officially recognized passport of a foreign country

• A U.S. military identification card containing a photograph and signature

• An identity card issued by the federally recognized Indian tribe containing a photograph and signature

• Any U.S. government-issued ID containing a photograph and signature

• A state, county or local government ID containing a photograph and signature

• Correctional records may be used if the individual is confined in a correctional facility