{"id":6774,"date":"2019-06-01T23:56:30","date_gmt":"2019-06-02T05:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/?p=6774"},"modified":"2020-02-18T09:02:28","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T16:02:28","slug":"affidavit-of-identity-by-credible-witness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/affidavit-of-identity-by-credible-witness\/","title":{"rendered":"Affidavit of Identity by Credible Witness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6777\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6777\"  class=\"wp-image-6777 size-full\" title=\"Affidavit of Identity by Credible Witness\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Affidavit-of-Identity-by-Credible-Witness-320x200.jpg\" alt=\"Affidavit of Identity by Credible Witness\" width=\"320\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A credible witness affidavit of identity can identify a document signer. \u00a9 2019 ABC Legal Docs, LLC<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/affidavit-of-identity-by-credible-witness\/#Affidavit_of_Identity_by_Credible_Witness\" >Affidavit of Identity by Credible Witness<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/affidavit-of-identity-by-credible-witness\/#Verification_on_Oath_or_Affirmation\" >Verification on Oath or Affirmation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/affidavit-of-identity-by-credible-witness\/#Sample_Credible_Witness_Affidavit_of_Identity_Form\" >Sample Credible Witness Affidavit of Identity Form<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/affidavit-of-identity-by-credible-witness\/#Credible_Witness_Notarial_Certificates\" >Credible Witness Notarial Certificates<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/affidavit-of-identity-by-credible-witness\/#Use_Credible_Witness_Affidavit_Sparingly\" >Use Credible Witness Affidavit Sparingly<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/affidavit-of-identity-by-credible-witness\/#Court_Case_Citations_Involving_Credible_Witness\" >Court Case Citations Involving Credible Witness<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Affidavit_of_Identity_by_Credible_Witness\"><\/span>Affidavit of Identity by Credible Witness<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An <strong>affidavit of identity<\/strong> or <strong>credible witness affidavit<\/strong> allows a <strong>credible witness<\/strong> to make a <strong>sworn statement<\/strong> that identifies a person who does not have another satisfactory form of <strong>identification<\/strong> when appearing before a <strong>notary<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Colorado <strong>RULONA<\/strong> notary law CRS 24-21-507(2)(b) allows a credible witness to make a <strong> verification on oath or affirmation<\/strong> to identify a person they know, such as a family member, minor child, friend, neighbor, co-worker, group member or associate.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Verification_on_Oath_or_Affirmation\"><\/span>Verification on Oath or Affirmation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The definition of verification on oath or affirmation is found in CRS 24-21-202(16). It means a declaration, made by an individual on <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/history-of-the-oath-930-ad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>oath<\/strong><\/a><\/span> or <strong>affirmation<\/strong> before a notarial officer, that a statement in a <strong>record<\/strong> is true. The person being identified must be <strong>personally known<\/strong> to the credible witness, well enough to make a positive identification.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sample_Credible_Witness_Affidavit_of_Identity_Form\"><\/span>Sample Credible Witness Affidavit of Identity Form<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A credible witness affidavit of identity includes a few typical statements. Notary laws and credible witness requirements vary by state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">1. The person appearing before the notary public is personally known to the credible witness as [name of person].<br \/>\n2. The person appearing is the same person named in the attached document requiring notarization.<br \/>\n3. The credible witness will not receive any financial benefit from the attached document.<br \/>\n4. To the knowledge of the credible witness, the person does not possess another acceptable form of identification.<br \/>\n5. To the knowledge of the credible witness, it would be difficult, impractical or impossible for the person to obtain an acceptable form of identification in a timely manner.<br \/>\n6. The credible witness describes the form of identification he\/she presented to the notary public, which can include a driver&#8217;s license, passport or government-issued non-driver identification card.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The credible witness affidavit is <strong>sworn<\/strong> to or <strong>affirmed<\/strong> and signed by the credible witness before a notary.\u00a0 Colorado law does not authorize a notary to keep the original or a copy of a notarized document or identification.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6834\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Colorado-outline.jpg\" alt=\"Colorado border outline\" width=\"104\" height=\"80\" \/>Caution: Keeping or copying someone&#8217;s document creates an additional recordkeeping burden, a document <strong>security risk<\/strong>, and may be a <strong>violation<\/strong> of notary law and an <strong>invasion of privacy<\/strong>. The notary should make an entry for the identity affidavit in the notary journal, have the credible witness sign the notary journal, and return the affidavit to the signer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.state.co.us\/pubs\/notary\/FAQ\/duties.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colorado Secretary of State notary FAQs<\/a><\/strong><\/span> #6 states the notary may optionally keep a copy of the affidavit, not the original, but keeping a copy is not authorized in Colorado law.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Under RULONA, CRS 24-21-525(6), <strong>Prohibited Acts<\/strong>, Except as otherwise allowed by law, a notary public shall not withhold access to or possession of an original record provided by a person that seeks performance of a notarial act by the notary public.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the <strong>Uniform Law Commission<\/strong> (<strong>ULC<\/strong>) comments, RULONA prohibits a notary public from retaining an original record presented by a person to a notary. A notary\u2019s duties as a notary public are to perform the notarial act and, when completed, return the record to the presenting party or as directed by the presenting party.\u00a0 If the notary is also a licensed attorney, the attorney may retain a record in the course of providing legal services, not notarial services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In his reference book, <strong>Professor Closen&#8217;s Notary Best Practices<\/strong>, Chapter 18, Document Signer Confidentiality and Privacy, <strong>Michael Closen<\/strong>, notary law expert and Professor Emeritus from <strong>John Marshall Law School<\/strong>, states that notaries should not make or retain copies of notarial certificates, transactional instruments, or signer IDs prepared or reviewed during document notarizations because it endangers the confidentiality and privacy of signers. The relevant information should be recorded in a detailed entry in the notary journal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The journal entry for the document signer who does not have other acceptable ID should indicate that a credible witness was used as satisfactory evidence. Loose documents should not be used as an extension or supplement to the notary journal. Colorado law CRS 24-21-519(2) requires a paper notary journal to be maintained in a permanent, bound register with numbered pages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sample affidavit of identity forms may be found in an online search.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sample form 1 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Form-Affidavit-of-Identity-by-Credible-Witness.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Affidavit of Identity by Credible Witness<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 Does not include a statement that the witness is not named in the attached notarized document. Useful when a family member is serving as a credible witness and also named as the agent under a power of attorney for a senior citizen who does not have an acceptable ID and is not mobile enough to go to the DMV for a renewal. May also be useful when a parent or other adult is identifying a minor child who does not have an acceptable ID.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6835\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Georgia-outline.jpg\" alt=\"Georgia border outline\" width=\"67\" height=\"80\" \/>Sample form 2 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Form-Credible-Witness-Affidavit-Georgia.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Credible Witness Affidavit Georgia<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Use one or two credible witnesses. Source: <strong>Georgia<\/strong> Superior Court Clerks&#8217; Cooperative Authority (GSCCCA), notary regulator. The Georgia affidavit form indicates it should be attached to the notarized document. This alerts the document recipient of the method of identification used by the signer.\u00a0 The <strong>American Society of Notaries<\/strong> (ASN) also recommends attaching the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asnnotary.org\/?form=CredibleWitnessorWitnesses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">credible witness affidavit<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to the document.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6836\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Florida-outline.jpg\" alt=\"Florida border outline\" width=\"92\" height=\"80\" \/>Sample form 3 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Form-Credible-Witness-Affidavit-Florida-1-or-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Credible Witness Affidavit Florida<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Use one or two credible witnesses. Source: <strong>Florida<\/strong> statute F.S. 117.05(5)(b)1. Florida law prescribes the wording used in the affidavit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6837\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/California-outline.jpg\" alt=\"California border outline\" width=\"65\" height=\"80\" \/>California<\/strong> notary law, Civil Code section 1185(b)(1)(A)(i)-(v), requires the credible witnesses to swear or affirm the following statements are true, similar to Florida affidavit wording:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(i) The person making the acknowledgment is the person named in the document.<br \/>\n(ii) The person making the acknowledgment is personally known to the witness.<br \/>\n(iii) That it is the reasonable belief of the witness that the circumstances of the person making the acknowledgment are such that it would be very difficult or impossible for that person to obtain another form of identification.<br \/>\n(iv) The person making the acknowledgment does not possess any of the identification documents named in paragraphs (3) and (4). (driver&#8217;s license, ID card, passport, prison inmate ID, tribal ID, consular ID, military ID, state or local government employee ID)<br \/>\n(v) The witness does not have a financial interest in the document being acknowledged and is not named in the document.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7224\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Oregon-outline.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"80\" \/>Oregon<\/strong> RULONA notary law 2017 ORS 194.240(2)(b) Identification of individual by <strong>verification<\/strong> on oath or affirmation of a credible witness. Notary Handbook, Sample oath\/affirmation of credible witness:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cDo you solemnly (swear) (affirm) under penalties of perjury<br \/>\nthat you personally know this person as (name of person whose signature is to be notarized),<br \/>\nthat he\/she is the person named in the document, and<br \/>\nthat you have no financial interest in and are not a party to this transaction (so help you, God)?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6887\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pennsylvania-outline.jpg\" alt=\"Pennsylvania outline\" width=\"140\" height=\"80\" \/>Sample form 4 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Form-Credible-Witness-Verification-Pennsylvania.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Credible Witness Verification Pennsylvania<\/strong><\/span><\/a> The <strong>Pennsylvania Association of Notaries<\/strong> (PAN) also recommends attaching the credible witness <strong>verification<\/strong> to the notarized document at runtime 4:45 in their <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jxSqiOovT8w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube credible witness video<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. Source: Pennsylvania RULONA notary law 57 Pa.C.S. 307(b)(2).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some states require one credible witness if personally known by the notary, or two credible witnesses, if not personally known by the notary. The witness must appear in person, not by remote two-way video.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Colorado law CRS 24-21-507(3) allows the notary to require additional information or identification credentials necessary to assure the notary of the identity of the individual.\u00a0 If the signer has an expired photo ID, it is useful as additional evidence by providing a photo, date of birth, physical description, and signature.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Credible_Witness_Notarial_Certificates\"><\/span>Credible Witness Notarial Certificates<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6838\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Missouri-outline.jpg\" alt=\"Missouri border outline\" width=\"83\" height=\"80\" \/>Some states require the notary to include the names of any credible witnesses used in the notarial certificate for the document.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Missouri<\/strong> (RSMo <span class=\"bold\">442.210<\/span>) requires the names and places of residence to be included.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Certificate language might include [signer name], proved to me by satisfactory evidence of identification, in the form of an oath\/affirmation\/affidavit, made by [credible witness name].<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Use_Credible_Witness_Affidavit_Sparingly\"><\/span>Use Credible Witness Affidavit Sparingly<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Identification by a credible witness affidavit should only be used rarely, when necessary, not as a casual convenience, if the person needing notarization cannot provide a physical form of identification such as a <strong>driver&#8217;s license<\/strong>, <strong>ID card<\/strong>, <strong>military ID<\/strong> or <strong>passport<\/strong> and is not personally known by the notary. Some states do not allow the use of a credible witness by verbal oath or affirmation or written affidavit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If the person&#8217;s ID card has been lost, stolen or destroyed, or has expired, the person should seek to obtain a <strong>replacement<\/strong> ID card. If there is an emergency, urgent need or deadline to notarize a document before a replacement ID card can be obtained, a credible witness may be used, or the person should go to a notary who knows them personally.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Colorado, a credible witness must be personally known to the notary or must show a satisfactory form of physical ID (documentary proof). A credible witness cannot be identified by another credible witness (testimony).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Notary law expert witness, SUNY Oswego instructor, author, and professional speaker, <strong>Alfred E. Piombino<\/strong>, in <strong>Piombino&#8217;s Notary Public Handbook<\/strong>:<strong> Principles, Practices, and Cases<\/strong>, states that a notary should use a credible witness with <strong>extreme caution<\/strong>. <em>&#8220;This highly unusual form of identification is very risky and not recommended. Such a procedure may be an invitation to possible <strong>fraud<\/strong> and is rarely, if ever, necessary.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In his reference book, <strong>Professor Closen&#8217;s Notary Best Practices<\/strong>, Chapter 10, Identifying Document Signers, notary law expert <strong>Michael Closen<\/strong> rejects the use of a credible witness. Persons needing notary services should first obtain a reliable identification document.\u00a0 The use of a credible witness should not be tolerated because it shifts the vital responsibility of identification of the signer from the impartial government official to a lay witness with no legal responsibility for the notarization.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Court_Case_Citations_Involving_Credible_Witness\"><\/span>Court Case Citations Involving Credible Witness<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cite.case.law\/ky\/123\/437\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Green v. Johnson, 96 S.W. 801, 802 (Ky. Ct. App. 1906)<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, the Kentucky appeals court ruled that a notarial officer (deputy county clerk) was not negligent when a credible witness falsely vouched for the identity of an impostor as the signer on an acknowledgment of a mortgage. The officer exercised diligence, <strong>reasonable care<\/strong> of a <strong>prudent<\/strong> and cautious person, and good faith in following the duties and oath of office to prevent fraud.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cite.case.law\/la\/133\/845\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Howcott v. Talen, 133 La. 845 (1913)<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, a credible witness (and former notary), known by a notary for 20 years, falsely introduced a signer on an acknowledgment as part of a real estate fraud scheme. The Louisiana Supreme Court stated that the notary must exercise the precaution of an ordinarily <strong>prudent<\/strong> <strong>businessman<\/strong> in certifying to the identity of the persons who appear before him. (also cited in Levy v. Western Cas. &amp; Sur. Co., 43 So.2d 291 (La. App.2nd Cir., 1949))<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Disclaimer: This information is not legal advice. Notary laws vary by state and change over time. Contact an attorney for legal advice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Visit our website for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/mobile-notary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colorado Springs Mobile Notary<\/a><\/strong> services or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/colorado-notary-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colorado Notary Training<\/a> <\/strong>classes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a9 Copyright 2019\u00a0 ABC Legal Docs, LLC\u00a0 All rights reserved.\u00a0 Do not copy.\u00a0 Citations welcome.\u00a0 Terms of Use apply.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Affidavit of Identity by Credible Witness An affidavit of identity or credible witness affidavit allows a credible witness to make a sworn statement that identifies a person who does not have another satisfactory form of identification when appearing before a notary. 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