Acceptable Forms of ID

These are the acceptable forms of ID per the California Business and Professions Code for Secondhand Goods rev 2024:

21628(e)(1) The identification of the intended seller or pledger.

(e) (1) Each secondhand dealer or coin dealer, as defined in Section 21626, shall record and maintain the identification of the intended seller or pledger for three years from the date the item was reported to CAPSS. The identification of the seller or pledger of the property shall be verified by the person taking the information, who may use technology, including, but not limited to, cameras or software, or both, to obtain information and verify identity remotely. The verification shall be valid if the person taking the information reasonably relies on any one of the following documents, provided that the document is currently valid or has been issued within five years and contains a photograph or description, or both, of the person named on it, and, where applicable, is signed by the person, and bears a serial or other identifying number:

(A) A passport of the United States.

(B) A driver’s license issued by any state or Canada.

(C) An identification card issued by any state.

(D) An identification card issued by the United States.

(E) A passport from any other country in addition to another item of identification bearing an address.

(F) A Matricula Consular, in addition to another item of identification bearing an address.

Note that it doesn’t include Native American Tribal IDs.

A permanent resident card aka “green card” is acceptable since it contains a photograph of the person named and is issued by the US government.