1. State-issued driver's license

2. State-issued identification card

3. U.S. passport issued by the U.S. Department of State

4. U.S. military ID

5. State, county and local government IDs

For an acknowledgment, it will generally have some variation of “acknowledged before me.”

Jurat wording typically will include a version of “subscribed and sworn” language.

No, a notary cannot provide legal advice; a notary is not an attorney.

A Notary Public is an official of integrity appointed by state government — typically by the secretary of state — to serve the public as an impartial witness in performing a variety of official fraud-deterrent acts related to the signing of important documents. These official acts are called notarizations, or notarial acts. Notaries are publicly commissioned as "ministerial" officials, meaning that they are expected to follow written rules without the exercise of significant personal discretion, as would otherwise be the case with a "judicial" official.

A Notary's duty is to screen the signers of important documents for their true identity, their willingness to sign without duress or intimidation, and their awareness of the contents of the document or transaction. Some notarizations also require the Notary to put the signer under an oath, declaring under penalty of perjury that the information contained in a document is true and correct.

Through the process of notarization, Notaries deter fraud and establish that the signer knows what document they're signing and that they're a willing participant in the transaction.