Key Facts
- A driver's license is the best ID for Live Scan appointments, easily scanned into the system.
- Acceptable primary forms of ID include state-issued licenses, passports, and military IDs.
- In absence of primary ID, provide at least two secondary documents like birth certificates or Social Security cards.
- Secondary identification must be validated with support documents such as utility bills or voter registration cards.
- If identification cannot be validated, the fingerprint roller will not accept the ID and will not fingerprint the applicant.
Live Scan Identification Requirements
A drivers license, either California or out-of-state, is the easiest and best identification document you can bring to Live Scan Fingerprinting appointment. This is because we can scan the license into our electronic fingerprinting system.
Acceptable Primary Forms of ID
● State-issued driver’s license or State-issued ID
● 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)
● USCIS-Permanent Resident Card (I-55I)
● 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
● Consular Identification Card – only valid for adoption purposes and nothing else.
In the absence of a primary form of ID, applicants may provide at least 2 secondary identification documents including:
● 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)
● Draft Record
● School ID with a photograph
● Certificate of Citizenship (N-560)
● Replacement Certificate of Citizenship (N-561)
● Certificate of Naturalization (N550)
● Replacement Certificate of Naturalization (N-570)
Secondary Identification Data Support Documents
When validating the authenticity of secondary identification documents and forms, the data and information may be supported by at least two of the following current documents:
● Utility Bill (Address)
● Jurisdictional Voter Registration Card
● Vehicle Registration Card/Title
● Paycheck Stub with Name/Address
● Jurisdictional Public Assistance Card
● Spouse/Parent Affidavit
When supplemental documentation does not support the validation of the original identification documents, the certified fingerprint roller should not accept the form of identification as valid and not fingerprint the applicant.
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