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From the State of California Notary
Handbook:
The notary public can establish the
identity of the signer using
identification documents as follows
(Civil Code section
1185(b)(3) & (4)):
1.
There is a reasonable reliance on any
one of the following forms of
identification, provided it is
current or was issued within 5 years:
a. An identification card or driver's
license issued by the California
Department of Motor Vehicles;
b. A United States passport;
c. An inmate identification card
issued by the California Department of
Corrections and
Rehabilitation, if the inmate is in
custody in California state prison;
d. Any form of inmate identification
issued by a sheriff's department, if the
inmate is in custody in a local
detention facility; or
2.
There is reasonable reliance on any one
of the following forms of
identification, provided that it also
contains a photograph, description of
the person, signature of the person, and
an identifying number:
(a) A valid 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;
(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 (caution: current
military identification cards might not
contain all the required information);
(e) 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.
(f) An identification card issued by
a federally recognized tribal
government.
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