ID and Address or Name not matching?

If your ID has a different Name on it, P.O. Box or Incorrect Address you will need to bring in two documents showing your correct information and address on them.

The following definitions and requirements apply to documents intended to serve as evidence of residency for the acquisition of a handgun pursuant to Penal Code section 26845:

  1. “Utility bill” means a statement of charges for providing direct service to the individual’s residence by either a physical connection (i.e., hard wired telephone or cable connection, or a water or gas pipeline connection), or a telemetric connection (i.e., satellite television or radio broadcast service) to a non-mobile, fixed antenna reception device.
    • The utility bill statement date must be within three months of the current date.
    • The individual’s current residential address as declared on the Dealer’s Record of Sale (DROS) form.
    • The individual’s residential address as it appears on his or her California Driver License or California Identification Card, or change of address attachment thereto.
  2. “Residential lease” means either of the following:
    • A signed and dated contract by which the individual (tenant) agrees to pay a specified monetary sum or provide other consideration for the right to occupy an abode for a specified period of time.
    • A signed and dated rental agreement by which the individual (tenant) agrees to pay a specified monetary sum or provide other consideration at fixed intervals for the right to occupy an abode.
  3. The residential lease must bear the individual’s name and either of the following:
    • The individual’s current residential address as declared on the DROS form.
    • The individual’s address as it appears on his or her California Driver License or California Identification Card, or change of address attachment thereto
  4. “Property deed” means either of the following:
    • A valid deed of trust for the individual’s property of current residence that identifies the individual as a grantee of the trust.
    • A valid Certificate of Title issued by a licensed title insurance company that identifies the individual as a title holder to his or her property of current residence.
  5. The property deed must bear the individual’s name and either of the following:
    • The individual’s current residential address as declared on the DROS form.
    • The individual’s address as it appears on his or her California Driver License or California Identification Card, or change of address attachment thereto.
  6. “Other evidence of residency as permitted by the Department of Justice” means either of the following:
    • A current, government-issued (city, county, special district, state, or federal) license, permit, or registration, other than a California Driver License or California Identification Card, that has a specified expiration date or period of validity. The license, permit, or registration must bear the individual’s name and either of the following:
      • The individual’s current residential address as declared on the DROS form.
      • The individual’s address as it appears on his or her California Driver License or California Identification Card, or change of address attachment thereto.
  7. A valid peace officer credential issued by a California law enforcement agency to an active, reserve, or retired peace officer.

Note: Authority cited: Section 26845, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 26845 and 27550, Penal Code.