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 provides 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 in prison is an allowable form of identification. This bill would also make any form of inmate identification that is current or has been issued within 5 years by a sheriff's department, if the inmate is in custody in a local detention facility, an allowable form of identification for a credible witness to prove the identity of an individual who executes a written instrument.