ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION

The Live Scan Operator must examine the photo identification presented to ensure all of the following:

 The personal descriptor information (name, gender, date of birth, etc.) matches the information
provided on the “Request for Live Scan Service” form (BCIA 8016)
 The expiration date has not elapsed
 The photograph reasonably resembles the applicant’s physical appearance

Primary Forms of Identification
Acceptable Primary forms of photo identification include any of the following:
 State-issued driver’s license*
 U.S. Passport or U. S Passport Card
 Federal Government Personal Identity Verification Card (PIV)
 Uniformed Services Identification Card
 Department of Defense Common Access Card
 Foreign Passport with Appropriate Immigration Document(s) (e.g., Form I-94)
 USCIS – Permanent Resident Card (I-551)
 USCIS – Employment Authorization Card (I-766)
 Federal, state, or local government agency ID card with photograph
 U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Card
 Canadian driver’s license
* For those applicants without a license, a state identification card may be presented if the state
identification card standards are the same as for the driver’s license.


Secondary Forms of Identification
In the absence of a primary form of identification, an applicant shall provide at least two of the following
forms of secondary identification AND at least two additional forms of the supporting documentation that
follows:
 State Government Issued Certificate of Birth
 U.S. Tribal or Bureau of Indian Affairs Identification Card
 Native American tribal document
 Social Security Card
 Court Order for Name Change/Gender Change/Adoption/ Divorce
 Marriage Certificate (Government Certificate Issued)
 U.S. Government Issued Consular Report of Birth Abroad
 Draft record
 School ID with photograph (minimum age 7 years old, or transaction will be rejected by DOJ) *
 Certificate of Citizenship (N560)
 Replacement Certificate of Citizenship (N-561)
 Certificate of Naturalization (N550)
 Replacement Certificate of Naturalization (N-570)
* If parent or guardian is vouching for student, enter the form of ID shown by parent or guardian only on the live scan fingerprinting log your agency keeps. DO NOT enter the ID number into the student’s live scan transaction.

Supporting Documentation for Secondary Forms of Identification
NOTE: When validating the authenticity of secondary forms of identification, the information must
be supported by at least two of the following supplemental documents:
 Utility Bill (Address)
 Jurisdictional Voter Registration Card
 Vehicle Registration Card/Title
 Paycheck Stub with Name/Address*
 Jurisdictional Public Assistance Card
 Spouse/Parent Affidavit
* Financial information may be redacted by the individual

For Child Placement Purposes ONLY:
SB 1064 chaptered on 9/30/12 amended Welfare and Institutions Code 361.4(b)(2) and 309(d)(1) to allow
an identification card from a foreign consulate or foreign passport be considered a valid form of
identification for conducting a criminal records check and fingerprint clearance check for relatives and non relative extended family members for purposes of child placement. Examples of these documents can be found on the internet or at the Mexican Embassy.