Req ID’s

Any one of the following Valid Identifications (providing they are current and/or issued by the state within the last 5 years) are acceptable:

California Driver’s License
Commercial Driver License
California Identification Card
Senior Identification Card
Under 18 Identification Card
US Passport
Mexico/Canada Driver’s license
US Military ID Card
Inmate ID Card
Other State Driver’s License
Other State Identification card
Foreign Passports stamped by USCIS

Detailed Explanation for Acceptable Identifications:

Paper Identification Documents – Identity of the signer can be established by the notary public’s reasonable reliance on the presentation of any one of the following documents, if the identification document is current or has been issued within five years (Civil Code section 1185(b)(3) & (4)):

1. An identification card or driver’s license issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles;

2. A United States passport;

3. Other California-approved identification card, consisting of any one of the following, provided that it also contains a photograph, description of the person, signature of the person, and an identifying number:

(a) A passport issued by a foreign government, provided that it has been stamped by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service or the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services;

(b) A driver’s license issued by another state or by a Canadian or Mexican public agency authorized to issue driver’s licenses;

(c) An identification card issued by another state;

(d) A United States military identification card with the required photograph, description of the person, signature of the person, and an identifying number. (Some military identification cards do not contain all the required information.);

(e) An inmate identification card issued by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, if the inmate is in custody; or

(f) An employee identification card issued by an agency or office of the State of California, or an agency or office of a city, county, or city and county in California.

Note: The notary public must include in his or her journal the type of identifying document, the governmental agency issuing the document, the serial or identifying number of the document, and the date of issue or expiration of the document that was used to establish the identity of the signer. (Government Code section 8206(a)(2)(D))

Excerpt from 2010 California Notary Public Handbook

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