Identification Required for Notarization

To have your document notarized, you must present valid current identification issued within the last 5 years. Any one of the following documents, issued within the last 5 years will be acceptable:

• Driver's License issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles
• A United States Passport
• Inmate identification card issued by the CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation if the inmate is in custody in a CA prison.
• Any form of inmate identification issued by a sheriff's department, if the inmate is in a local detention facility.
• Reasonable reliance can be made on any of the following forms of ID, provided that it also contains a photograph, description of the person, signature of the person, and an identifying number. 

1. Consular Identification document  issued by a consulate from the applicant's country of citizenship, or a valid passport from the applicant's country of citizenship. 
2. Driver's license issued by another state or by a Canadian or Mexican public agency authorized to issue a driver's license. 
3. An identification card issued by another state.
4. A US military identification card containing all above described elements. 
5. An employee identification card issued by an agency or office of the State of California, OR an agency or office  of a city, county in California. 
6. An identification card issued by a federally recognized tribal government.