Requirements include:
Some proof of identity, such as a U.S. birth certificate, valid U.S. passport, employment authorization document, permanent resident card or foreign passport with approved form I-94.
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yes and no.
the california dmv is hopelessly inept and often does not check any documents that may be tendered to it
and
most of the docs (whether real or photoshopped) are available for trivial sums at local schoolyards, parks, restaurants, and more
furthermore, all of this is well known to the politicians that sponsored these rules in the first place