(a) Each Agency may develop a verification of identity form that the Agency may use to determine whether the information request pursuant to subdivision (d)(1) of Penal Code section 186.34 is made by an authorized person.

(b) If an Agency chooses to develop a verification of identity form, the form may seek information verifying the requesting person's name, address, date of birth, driver license number, state identification number, or state bar number. The Agency shall not have the authority to request from a person, their parent or guardian, or an attorney working on behalf of the requesting person, a copy of a birth certificate, a social security number, or documentation of citizenship or immigration status to satisfy its written verification of identity requirement.

(c) Verification of a person's identity does not have to be done through a government-issued identification document; rather, proof of identity may be presented in either of the following ways: