You just need ONE OF the following forms of identifcation, provided
it is current or was issued within 5 years:
- An identifcation card or driver’s license issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
- A United States passport.
- An inmate identifcation card issued by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, if the inmate is in custody in California state prison
- Any form of inmate identifcation issued by a sheriff’s department, if the inmate is in custody in a local detention facility.
OR
There is reasonable reliance on any one of the following forms of identifcation, provided that it also contains a photograph, description of the person, signature of the person, and an identifying number:
- A valid consular identifcation document issued by a consulate from the applicant’s country
of citizenship, or a valid passport from the applicant’s country of citizenship.
- A driver’s license issued by another state or by a Canadian or Mexican public agency authorized to issue driver’s licenses;
- An identifcation card issued by another state;
- A United States military identifcation card (caution: current military identifcation cards might not contain all the required information).
- An employee identifcation card issued by an agency or offce of the State of California, or an agency or offce of a city, county, or city and county in California.
- An identifcation card issued by a federally recognized tribal government.