Notaries public: acceptance of identification.

Existing law relating to property transfers specifies certain documents as allowable forms of identification for a credible witness, who, by oath or affirmation, attests to the identity of an individual executing a written instrument in the presence of, and acknowledged by, a notary public. Existing law specifies that an inmate identification card that is current or has been issued within 5 years by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation if the inmate is in custody is an allowable form of identification, for purposes of these provisions, if it contains certain identifying information, including a photograph and description of the person named on it, is signed by the person, and has a serial or other identifying number. This bill would recast those provisions to make an inmate identification card that is current or has been issued within 5 years by the department, if the inmate is in custody in prison, an allowable form of identification for a credible witness to prove the identity of an individual who executes a written instrument, and to delete the requirement that the card have the additional identifying information.