Proper Identification

Acceptable Forms of Identification Include:

  • A driver's license or identification card issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles

  • A U.S. passport issued by the State Department of the United States

  • Other state-approved identification card consisting of any one of the following, provided that it also contains a photograph, description of the person, signature of the person, and an identifying number:

    • A military identification card issued by any branch United Stated armed forces (Please note we cannot use the new Military IDs with the chip, since they do not have a visible signature or physical description)

    • A passport issued by a foreign government, provided that it has been stamped by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service or the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service

    • A driver's license issued by another state or by a Canadian or Mexican public agency authorized to issue a driver's license

    • An identification card issued by another state

    • An inmate identification card issued by the California Department of Corrections, if the inmate is in custody.