ID Required for California Notary Stamp
T o get a California notary stamp on your documents, you have to meet very specific ID requirements. It’s a short list of IDs that we are allowed to use to verify your identity for a notary.
The general ID characteristics are:
-It must be current or issued in the last 5 years. -It must have an identifying number, or serial number. -It must contain your photo and a physical description. -It must contain your signature. -Your name on the ID must match your name on the document.* *This one can be tricky if you have just gotten married or divorced, or your name is mis-spelled, either on your ID or in the document itself.
Acceptable IDs for a Notary Public Stamp
-US Passport book or card-Foreign passport, endorsed by USCIS -CA Driver’s License, ID or Senior ID issued by CA DMV -Other state driver’s license or ID -Mexico or Canada Driver’s License -CA State employee ID card -Employee ID from any city/county within CA -US military ID (only if it includes signature) -Inmate ID issued by California Department of Corrections
We CANNOT Accept:
-Expired ID, unless it was issued in the last 5 years-Birth certificates -Social security cards -Credit cards -Temporary driver’s license -Any acceptable ID where the name does NOT match the document
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