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Proper Forms of Identification (Required for any notarization)

A government issued form of identification must be presented at the time of notarization.  The ID must be current or issued within five years from today’s date.  The issue date is found under the signature or at the bottom right corner, depending on which license or state ID version you have.

Acceptable forms of ID are:

• An identification card or driver’s license issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles or by another U.S. state
• A United States passport
• A foreign passport, provided that it has been stamped by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service or the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
• A Canadian or Mexican driver’s license from a public agency authorized to issue driver’s licenses
• A U.S. military identification card with the required photograph, description of the person, signature of the person, and an identifying number
• An inmate identification card issued by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, if the inmate is in custody
• 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 with the required photograph, description of the person, signature of the person, and an identifying number