Acceptable Identification:

Civil Code section 1185 was amended to change the types of acceptable identification used for proof of identity by adding a valid passport from the person’s country of citizenship, a valid consular identification document issued by a consulate from the person’s country of citizenship and an identification card issued by a federally recognized tribal government to the list of acceptable documents if the identification is current or has been issued within the last 5 years, contains a photograph and description of the person named on it, is signed by the person, and bears a serial or other identifying number.

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Government Code sections 6107, 8205, 8206, 8213, and 8213.5 were amended to require a person taking and subscribing the notary public’s oath of office before a county clerk to present one of the following forms of identification:

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

• A passport issued by the Department of State of the United States;
• 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; or
• An employee identification card issued by an agency or office of the State of

California, or by an agency or office of a city, county, or city and county in this state.