Identification Requirements

In order for a notarization to be performed in Arizona:

    1. All signer(s) whose signature(s) are to be notarized must be present at the time of the notarization.
    2. All signer(s)  must have with them, valid Proof of Identity as defined by the State of Arizona in A.R.S. § 41-311 as follows:

(a) Proof of identity is evidenced by one of the following:

(i) An unexpired driver license or nonoperating identification license that is issued by a state or territory of the United States.

(ii) An unexpired passport that is issued by the United States department of state.

(iii) An unexpired identification card that is issued by any branch of the United States armed forces.

(iv) An inmate identification card that is issued by the state department of corrections, if the inmate is in the custody of the department.

(v) Any form of inmate identification that is issued by a county sheriff, if the inmate is in the custody of the county sheriff.

(vi) Any other unexpired identification card that is issued by the United States government or a state or tribal government, that contains the individual’s photograph, signature and physical description and that contains the individual’s height, weight, hair color and eye color.

(vii) The oath or affirmation of a credible person who is personally known to the notary and who personally knows the individual.

(viii) The oath or affirmation of a credible person who personally knows the individual and who provides satisfactory evidence of identity pursuant to item (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi) of this subdivision.

(ix) Personal knowledge of the individual by the notary.

(b) In addition to subdivision (a) of this paragraph, for the purposes of a real estate conveyance or financing, proof of identity may be evidenced by one of the following:

(i) A valid unexpired passport that is issued by the United States government.

(ii) A valid unexpired passport that is issued by a national government other than the United States government and that is accompanied by a valid unexpired visa or other documentation that is issued by the United States government and that is necessary to establish an individual’s legal presence in the United States.

(iii) Any other valid unexpired identification that is deemed acceptable by the United States department of homeland security to establish an individual’s legal presence in the United States and that is accompanied with supporting documents as required by the United States department of homeland security.