{"id":340,"date":"2020-05-14T07:24:20","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T07:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/longbeachcamobilenotary.com\/?p=340"},"modified":"2026-01-12T02:43:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T02:43:17","slug":"approved-california-id","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/longbeachcamobilenotary.com\/index.php\/2020\/05\/14\/approved-california-id\/","title":{"rendered":"Notary&#8217;s Guide To Approved California ID | Verify The Signer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/longbeachcamobilenotary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/document-428334_640-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Does a Notary Public Identify a Signer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">For a Notary Public to adequately <a href=\"https:\/\/longbeachcamobilenotary.com\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=313&amp;action=edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"verify the signer\">verify the signer<\/a>, the signer must make a personal appearance at the time of notarization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In the state of California, a Notary Public may rely on any one of the following forms of identification provided it is current or issued within the last five years:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">ID card or driver&#8217;s license issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">United States passport or passport card<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Inmate ID card issued by the California Department of Corrections if the inmates is in custody in prison only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Any form of inmate ID issued by a sheriff&#8217;s department, if the inmate is in custody in a local detention facility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A Notary Public may also use the following forms of identification, provided it is current or was issued within 5 years and must contain a <strong><u>photograph<\/u><\/strong>, <strong><u>description of the person<\/u><\/strong>, <strong><u>signature of the person<\/u><\/strong>, and <strong><u>an identifying number<\/u><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A drivers&#8217; license issued from another state or by Canadian or Mexican public agency authorized to issue drivers&#8217; licenses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">An identification card issued by another state<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">An identification card issued by any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">An employee identification card issued by an agency or office of the State of California (city, county, state)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">An identification card issued by a federally recognized tribal government<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Please note, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalnotary.org\/notary-bulletin\/blog\/2021\/10\/hotline-permanent-resident-card-signer-id#:~:text=No%2C%20a%20permanent%20resident%20card,a%20federally%20recognized%20tribal%20government.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Immigration Green Cards\">Immigration Green Cards<\/a> <strong><u>are not<\/u><\/strong> acceptable ID for notarizing documents. A Notary can only accept an Immigration Green Card for ID purposes of notarizing jurats of USCIS form. This is the only exception to accepting a Green Card for ID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Does a Notary Public Identify a Signer For a Notary Public to adequately verify the signer, the signer must make a personal appearance at the time of notarization. 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