Section 8230 Of Chapter 3. Notaries Public From California Government Code >> Division 1. >> Title 2. >> Chapter 3.
8230
. If a notary public executes a jurat and the statement sworn
or subscribed to is contained in a document purporting to identify
the affiant, and includes the birthdate or age of the person and a
purported photograph or finger or thumbprint of the person so
swearing or subscribing, the notary public shall require, as a
condition to executing the jurat, that the person verify the
birthdate or age contained in the statement by showing either:
(a) A certified copy of the person's birth certificate, or
(b) An identification card or driver's license issued by the
Department of Motor Vehicles.
For the purposes of preparing for submission of forms required by
the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service, and only
for such purposes, a notary public may also accept for identification
any documents or declarations acceptable to the United States
Immigration and Naturalization Service.