Health and Safety Code section 1596.601

Any child care provider who possesses any one of the following identification cards may initiate a background examination to be a trustline provider:

(a)

A valid California driver’s license.

(b)

A valid identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

(c)

A valid Permanent Resident Card.

(d)

In the case of a person living in a state other than California, a valid numbered photo identification card issued by an agency of the state other than California.

Source: Section 1596.601, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=1596.­601.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2022; accessed Dec. 29, 2025).

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