5 ILCS 312/6-102
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|5 ILCS 312/ - Illinois Notary Public Act.|Article VI - Notarial Acts And Forms

 (from Ch. 102, par. 206-102)(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-160)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. Identification documents are documents that are valid at the time of the notarial act, issued by a state agency, federal government agency, or consulate, and bearing the photographic image of the individual's face and signature of the individual.   (Source: P.A. 97-397, eff. 1-1-12; 98-29, eff. 6-21-13.)(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-160)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. Identification documents are documents that are valid at the time of the notarial act, issued by a state agency, federal government agency, or consulate, and bearing the photographic image of the individual's face and signature of the individual.(e)    A notary public or electronic notary public shall have no obligation to perform any notarial or electronic notarial act, and may refuse to perform a notarial or electronic notarial act without further explanation. (Source: P.A. 102-160 (See Section 99 of P.A. 102-160 for effective date of P.A. 102-160).)