Public Act 097-0397
 
HB0350 EnrolledLRB097 03235 JDS 43272 b



    AN ACT concerning government.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly: 



 
    Section 5. The Illinois Notary Public Act is amended  by 
changing Section 6-102 as follows:
 


    (5 ILCS 312/6-102)  (from Ch. 102, par. 206-102)



    Sec. 6-102. Notarial Acts. 
    (a) In taking an acknowledgment, the notary public must 
determine,
either from personal knowledge or from satisfactory 
evidence, that the
person appearing before the notary and 
making the acknowledgment is the
person whose true signature is 
on the instrument.

    (b) In taking a verification upon oath or affirmation, the 
notary
public must determine, either from personal knowledge or 
from satisfactory
evidence, that the person appearing before 
the notary and making the
verification is the person whose true 
signature is on the statement verified.

    (c) In witnessing or attesting a signature, the notary 
public must
determine, either from personal knowledge or from 
satisfactory evidence,
that the signature is that of the person 
appearing before the notary and named therein.

    (d) A notary public has satisfactory evidence that a person 
is the
person whose true signature is on a document if that 
person:

        (1) is personally known to the notary;

        (2) is identified upon the oath or affirmation of a 
    credible witness
personally known to the notary; or

        (3) is identified on the basis of identification 
    documents. Until July 1, 2013, identification documents 
    are documents that are valid at the time of the notarial 
    act, issued by a state agency, or federal government 
    agency, or consulate, and bearing the photographic image of 
    the individual's face and signature of the individual.


(Source: P.A. 95-988, eff. 6-1-09.)



Effective Date:  1/1/2012