Must have valid I.D.

Current/Not Expired or Issued within the past 5 years

• A California driver’s license or nondriver’s ID

• A U.S. passport (or passport card)

• An inmate identification card issued by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation if the inmate is in prison or any form of inmate identification issued by a sheriff’s department if the inmate is in custody in a local detention facility

California also accepts the following if they include a photograph, signature, description of the person, and a serial or ID number, provided they are current or issued in the past 5 years::

• A driver’s license or official nondriver’s ID issued by a U.S. state

• A Canadian or Mexican driver’s license issued by an appropriate public agency

• A U.S. military ID

• A valid foreign passport from the applicant’s country of citizenship

• An employee ID issued by an agency or office of a California city, county, or city and county

• An identification card issued by a federally recognized tribal government

• A valid consular identification document issued by a consulate from the applicant’s country of citizenship that meets specific requirements. (Note: Matricula consular cards issued by the government of Mexico do not meet California's statutory requirements.)