Document & Identification Requirements

 

The documents that can be notarized in the State of California, & identification required of the individual, are both specified by the State of California.

  Please feel free to call  if you have any questions.

 

Identification Requirements:

Identification policies & standards are set by the State of California. 

Acceptable Identification (must be current & unexpired):

• Drivers License or ID card issued by any US State

• Drivers License officially issued  Mexico or Canada

• Foreign Passport stamped by US INS

• US Passport

• US Military Identification

  Unacceptable Identification

• Social Security Card

• Credit Cards

• Marriage Certificate or License

• Birth Certificate

• Temporary Driver's License

• Identification purchased on the Internet

• Consular Matricular cards

• Costco/Big Sam's Club Cards

• Library Card

• Ect.

 

 

    Examples of  Documents that CAN be Notarized:

• Oaths & Affirmations

• Real Estate Documents

• Some legal papers

• Copies of Powers of Attorney

• Health Care Directives

• Copy's Certified by Document Custodian

• Traffic School Tests

• Documents that call for a notary stamp & acknowledgment

• Affidavits 

 

Documents that CANNOT be Notarized:

• Copies of Vital Records (birth, death, marriage certificates)

• Fax's w/out  original signature

• Blank or incomplete Documents

• Immigration Documents

• Wills (unless authorized & directed by an attorney)

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NOTE:  On documents that have the signers name pre-printed  on the document, that individual's identification  MUST match the name printed on the document.   A good rule of thumb is that the name on the ID must be greater than, or equal to, the name on the document.  If the name on the  ID is less than that printed on the document, it cannot be notarized.

(Remember, only identification documents listed above can be accepted.)

 

 

Disclaimer:   I am not an attorney & can not provide legal advice, documents, or suggestions outside the Notary Public field.  Notarization fees are set by the State of California.  Document &  Identification standards & requirements are set by the State of California & US Patriot Act. 

Note: A Notarization provides verification of a document signer' willingness to sign & that the signer is the person identified by the signature. A Notarization does not prove the truthfulness of the contents of a document, nor does it validate a document &/or render it legal.