Acceptable Forms of ID for California Notarizations
- State Driver License issued by a DMV in any state
- State ID Card issued by a DMV or government agency
- Employee Identification Card issued by a state or government agency
- U.S. or Foreign Passport
- U.S. Military Identification Card**
- Driver License issued by a an authorized Canadian or Mexican public agency
- Inmate ID card issued by the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation (for inmates in custody in prison only)
- Any form of inmate ID issued by a sheriff’s dept. (inmates in custody in a local detention facility only)
- Employee ID card issued by an agency or office of the state of CA, or by an agency or office of a CA city, county, or city and county
- Consular identification document
- ID card issued by a federally recognized tribal government
Notes:
ID must be current or issued within the last five years on the date of the notarization.
ID must contain Photograph, Physical Description, Signature and Serial Number.**
