# Local Service Verification Checklist

For the method in
[Before You Act on AI-Given Local Info, Verify It](/articles/verify-local-service-info-before-acting).
Treat any AI-given hours, requirements, or contact details as unverified until checked against an official source.

## Not for

Trusting a chat tool's phone number, address, hours, or requirements as fact. Verify against
the organization's own official page or a direct call, every time it matters.

## Before you visit or call

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Organization / business | |
| Purpose of visit or call | |
| Official source found (URL) | |
| Official phone number (from their own site, not AI) | |

## Questions to confirm

- [ ] Current hours
- [ ] Appointment needed?
- [ ] Documents or ID required
- [ ] Fees
- [ ] Any recent changes to the process

## Verification log

| Checked via (site / call) | Date / time | Confirmed hours | Confirmed requirements | Confirmed fee |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | | |

## Scam-risk check

- [ ] Contact number/website verified against the organization's own official page, not taken from a chat tool
- [ ] No payment or sensitive personal details given to an unverified number or site
- [ ] If anything felt urgent or off, paused and re-verified through a separate channel

## Final check, close to the date you actually need it

- [ ] Re-verified hours and requirements within a few days of the visit/appointment
- [ ] Built in a time buffer in case information has changed

## The prompt to reuse

```text
I need to visit [type of business/office] for [purpose]. Draft a
short list of the specific questions I should ask when I call or
check their official site, to confirm: current hours, whether an
appointment is needed, what documents or fees are required, and any
recent changes to the process. Do not answer these questions
yourself — just help me prepare what to ask.
```