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When to use an Affidavit of Identity:
- A bank, court, or business has requested proof of your signature or identity.
- You operate a business and would like to prepare a form to verify the identity of a customer.
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Affidavit of Identity
State of:
County of:
I, the Affiant herein, being first duly sworn upon oath does hereby state that:
1. My legal name is .
2. My current legal address , , .
3. My date of birth is .
4. I presented to the Notary Public, as proof of my identity.
5. This Affidavit is sworn .
6. I understand that if I willfully make false statements on this Affidavit, I may be punished by fine or imprisonment.
I certify under penalty of perjury under law that I know the contents of this Affidavit signed by me and that the statements are true and correct.
| _____________________________________ | _______________________ |
| Date | , COUNTY OF PARISH OF
On this _____ day of ____________________, _____, before me, ______________________________, the undersigned officer, personally appeared , known to me (or proved to me on the oath of ______________________________) to be the person who is described in and who executed the within and foregoing Affidavit, and being first duly sworn on oath according to law, deposes and says that he/she has read the foregoing Affidavit subscribed by him/her, and that the matters stated herein are true to the best of his/her information, knowledge and belief. Before me, a Notary Public (or justice of the peace) in and for said county, personally appeared the above named , who acknowledged that he/she did sign the foregoing Affidavit, and being first duly sworn on oath according to law, deposes and says that he/she has read the foregoing Affidavit subscribed by him/her, and that the matters stated herein are true to the best of his/her information, knowledge and belief. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name at ________________________________, this _____ day of ____________________, _____. The foregoing Affidavit was acknowledged before me this _____ day of ____________________, _____, by , who, being first duly sworn on oath according to law, deposes and says that he/she has read the foregoing Affidavit subscribed by him/her, and that the matters stated herein are true to the best of his/her information, knowledge and belief. The foregoing Affidavit was acknowledged before me, by means of ☐ physical presence or ☐ online notarization, this _____ day of ____________________, _____ by , who is personally known to me or who have produced ________________________________ as identification, and being first duly sworn on oath according to law, deposes and says that he/she has read the foregoing Affidavit subscribed by him/her, and that the matters stated herein are true to the best of his/her information, knowledge and belief. This Affidavit was acknowledged before me on this _____ day of ____________________, _____ by , who, being first duly sworn on oath according to law, deposes and says that he/she has read the foregoing Affidavit subscribed by him/her, and that the matters stated herein are true to the best of his/her information, knowledge and belief. On this _____ day of ____________________, _____, before me personally appeared , to me known to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing Affidavit, and, being first duly sworn on oath according to law, deposes and says that he/she has read the foregoing Affidavit subscribed by him/her, and that the matters stated herein are true to the best of his/her information, knowledge and belief. On this _____ day of ____________________, _____, before me, ________________________________, personally appeared , known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the within Affidavit, and, being first duly sworn on oath according to law, deposes and says that he/she has read the foregoing Affidavit subscribed by him/her, and that the matters stated herein are true to the best of his/her information, knowledge and belief. On this _____ day of ____________________, _____, before me, the undersigned, Notary Public for the State of Vermont, personally appeared , to me known (or to me proved) to be the identical person named in and who executed the above Affidavit, who, being first duly sworn on oath according to law, deposes and says that he/she has read the foregoing Affidavit subscribed by him/her, and that the matters stated herein are true to the best of his/her information, knowledge and belief. The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this _____ day of ____________________, _____, by , who, being first duly sworn on oath according to law, deposes and says that he/she has read the foregoing Affidavit subscribed by him/her, and that the matters stated herein are true to the best of his/her information, knowledge and belief.
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
_________________________________ Notary Public Signature of person taking acknowledgment
_________________________________ Name typed, printed, or stamped Title (and Rank)
_________________________________ Title or rank
My commission expires _____________
_________________________________ Serial number (if applicable) Serial number, if any
Notary Address: _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________
A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual(s) who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF
On ____________________ before me, ________________________________, personally appeared , who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name is subscribed to the within Affidavit and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity, and who, being first duly sworn on oath according to law, deposes and says that he/she has read the foregoing Affidavit subscribed by him/her, and that the matters stated herein are true to the best of his/her information, knowledge and belief.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
________________________________________ (Notary Seal) Signature of Notary Public
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Does an Affidavit of Identity Form need to be notarized or witnessed?
Yes, an Affidavit of Identity Form needs the signature of a notary. Witnesses are not required unless in the rare occasion that there are no other valid forms of identification available to present to the notary.
