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===June 2015 Cover Letter - Legal Name Attestation=== | |||
==June 2015 Cover Letter - Legal Name Attestation== | |||
Lately, we have had a number of submissions using the legal name allowance, but where neither a copy of the legal documentation (e.g., driver's license) nor a proper attestation has been provided. In at least one case, the submitter provided a photocopy of a driver's license, which was mentioned in the Letter of Intent as being available, but it was not included in the packet. | Lately, we have had a number of submissions using the legal name allowance, but where neither a copy of the legal documentation (e.g., driver's license) nor a proper attestation has been provided. In at least one case, the submitter provided a photocopy of a driver's license, which was mentioned in the Letter of Intent as being available, but it was not included in the packet. | ||
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=='''July 2012 Cover Letter -''' Legal Name Attestation:== | ==='''July 2012 Cover Letter -''' Legal Name Attestation:=== | ||
This month questions were asked about how heralds may attest that they have seen legal identification for the legal name allowance. Let me begin by saying that for most submissions, we expect photocopies of the submitter's identification. Attestation should be used only at locations where photocopies cannot be easily made (like camping events) or where making photocopies is prohibited by law. | This month questions were asked about how heralds may attest that they have seen legal identification for the legal name allowance. Let me begin by saying that for most submissions, we expect photocopies of the submitter's identification. Attestation should be used only at locations where photocopies cannot be easily made (like camping events) or where making photocopies is prohibited by law. | ||
Where photocopies cannot easily be made, heralds may attest that they have seen the identification. Such attestation must include the following: the type of identification, the complete name exactly as it appears on the identification (for example noting that the name is rendered completely in capital letters), the names and titles of two heralds who have seen the identification (herald/pursuivant at large is a title), and the signature or initials of those heralds. If signatures cannot be obtained, the herald may confirm that he or she has seen the documentation in commentary (internal or external - in the case of internal commentary the Letter of Intent should note that it was confirmed). At a local event where only a single herald is available, another officer (seneschal, for example) can serve as a second witness. An attestation that fails this standard will not be considered adequate documentation for a name element that depends on the legal name allowance. | Where photocopies cannot easily be made, heralds may attest that they have seen the identification. Such attestation must include the following: the type of identification, the complete name exactly as it appears on the identification (for example noting that the name is rendered completely in capital letters), the names and titles of two heralds who have seen the identification (herald/pursuivant at large is a title), and the signature or initials of those heralds. If signatures cannot be obtained, the herald may confirm that he or she has seen the documentation in commentary (internal or external - in the case of internal commentary the Letter of Intent should note that it was confirmed). At a local event where only a single herald is available, another officer (seneschal, for example) can serve as a second witness. An attestation that fails this standard will not be considered adequate documentation for a name element that depends on the legal name allowance. | ||
[[http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2012/07/12-07cl.html]] | [[http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2012/07/12-07cl.html]] | ||
=='''May 2012 Cover Letter -''' <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;"> Hyphenated Family Names</span>== | ==='''May 2012 Cover Letter -''' <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;"> Hyphenated Family Names</span>=== | ||
This month, we were asked to determine if part of a hyphenated surname was eligible for the legal name allowance. Normally, we require the entire name phrase to be used in the legal name allowance. However, hyphenated surnames are a special case, as they invariably represent a combination of two distinct family names rather than a single name phrase. This can be seen in the way these names are formed and inherited; the combinations tend to change from generation to generation. Thus, the name phrase on either side of a hyphenated surname is considered an independent name phrase and is eligible for the legal name allowance. | This month, we were asked to determine if part of a hyphenated surname was eligible for the legal name allowance. Normally, we require the entire name phrase to be used in the legal name allowance. However, hyphenated surnames are a special case, as they invariably represent a combination of two distinct family names rather than a single name phrase. This can be seen in the way these names are formed and inherited; the combinations tend to change from generation to generation. Thus, the name phrase on either side of a hyphenated surname is considered an independent name phrase and is eligible for the legal name allowance. | ||
[[http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2012/05/12-05cl.html]] | [[http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2012/05/12-05cl.html]] | ||
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=='''February 2003 Cover Letter -''' A Clarification Regarding the Legal Name Allowance== | ==='''February 2003 Cover Letter -''' A Clarification Regarding the Legal Name Allowance=== | ||
Discussion has been raised regarding various details of the Legal Name Allowance, so a clarification is in order. The two main points of discussion are (1) whether or not use of the Legal Name Allowance carries a weirdness, and (2) how the language of the legal name element(s) should be judged. Precedent states: | Discussion has been raised regarding various details of the Legal Name Allowance, so a clarification is in order. The two main points of discussion are (1) whether or not use of the Legal Name Allowance carries a weirdness, and (2) how the language of the legal name element(s) should be judged. Precedent states: | ||