APPLICANT: PLEASE CHECK THE FORM OF IDENTIFICATION BELOW THAT
YOU POSSESS. RETURN THIS FORM ALONG WITH A COPY OF YOUR
APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION. ONLY ONE DOCUMENT REQUIRED,
DO NOT SEND YOUR ORIGINAL.
Secure and Verifiable Documents Under O.C.G.A. § 50-36-2
Issued February 20, 2018, by the Office of the Attorney General, Georgia
The Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011 (“IIREA”), as amended by Senate
Bill 160, signed into law as Act No. 27, (2013), provides that “[n]ot later than August 1, 2011,
the Attorney General shall provide and make public on the Department of Law’s website a list of
acceptable secure and verifiable documents. The list shall be reviewed and updated annually by
the Attorney General.” O.C.G.A. § 50-36-2(g). The Attorney General may modify this list on a
more frequent basis, if necessary.
The following list of secure and verifiable documents, published under the authority of O.C.G.A.
§ 50-36-2, contains documents that are verifiable for identification purposes, and documents on
this list may not necessarily be indicative of residency or immigration status.
An unexpired United States passport or passport card [O.C.G.A. § 50-36-2(b)(3); 8 CFR
§ 274a.2]
An unexpired United States military identification card [O.C.G.A. § 50-36-2(b)(3); 8
CFR § 274a.2]
An unexpired driver’s license issued by one of the United States, the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Marianas Islands, the United States Virgin Island, American Samoa, or the
Swain Islands, provided that it contains a photograph of the bearer or lists sufficient
identifying information regarding the bearer, such as name, date of birth, gender, height,
eye color, and address to enable the identification of the bearer [O.C.G.A.
§ 50-36-2(b)(3); 8 CFR § 274a.2]
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An unexpired identification card issued by one of the United States, the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Marianas Islands, the United States Virgin Island, American Samoa, or the
Swain Islands, provided that it contains a photograph of the bearer or lists sufficient
identifying information regarding the bearer, such as name, date of birth, gender, height,
eye color, and address to enable the identification of the bearer [O.C.G.A.
§ 50-36-2(b)(3); 8 CFR § 274a.2]
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For identification presented to poll workers when voting, a registered Georgia voter may
present an expired Georgia driver’s license as proof of identification when voting pursuant to
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-417.