Be prepared for a notary signing. Proper identification is required for any notarial service that requires verification of a signature. California recognizes the following types of identification documents as valid (all of these ID cards must be either current or issued within the last 5 years):

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

2) A United States passport;

3) An inmate identification card issued by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, if the inmate is in custody in California state prison;

4) Any form of inmate identification issued by a sheriff’s department, if the inmate is in custody in a local detention facility; or

5) A valid consular identification document issued by a consulate from the applicants country of citizenship, or a valid passport from the applicant’s country of citizenship;

6) A driver’s license issued by another state or by a Canadian or Mexican public agency authorized to issue driver’s licenses;

7) An identification card issued by another state;

8) A United States military identification card (caution: current military identification cards might not contain all the required information);

9) An employee identification card issued by an agency or of office of the State of California, or an agency or of office of a city, county, or city and county in California.

10) An identification card issued by a federally recognized tribal government.