Age Requirements:    
•    Children must be 5 to 17 years of age and use the children’s blue form. Minors must have the application signed by a parent or legal guardian with a California driver’s license or California ID card. This person should be aware that they are financially responsible until the child is 18.
•    Adults 18 and older must fill out an adult white form. When a child turns 18, he or she needs to complete a new adult form and his or her record is to be updated. In this instance, a replacement card may be issued at no charge.

Proof of Residency:
•    Patrons must complete the application and show a valid California driver’s license or California ID card.
•    Patrons who do not have a California driver’s license or California ID card, but are residents with proof of local address will receive an O card until they obtain a CDL.
•    Proof of California address is any of the following: Canceled mail addressed to applicant (not in care of mail), rent receipt printed with name and address, printed checks, deposit slip or statement, current bill printed with name and address, escrow/title company papers, vehicle registration, voter registration, Medi-cal or welfare card, DMV change of address, paycheck stub with address.

If patron has:  
•    CDL with local address in Nevada County    Resident (R)
•    CDL with address in another CA county    Non-resident (NR)
•    CDL without current address    Limited (L)
•    Out-of-state driver’s license with proof of local address   
        Out-of-state (O)
•    Military ID and proof of address    (O)
•    Out-of-state driver’s license without proof of local address         No card
•    Passport, Bank card with picture ID, permit to work,
    or foreign driver’s license with proof of local address
        (In Truckee, w/ Mexico ID card - R)   (L)
•    Passport or foreign driver’s license without proof of local
      address No card              
    
Exceptions:    
•    General delivery addresses receive a R or N status with appropriate proof of address.
•    Nevada state residents who work in Truckee receive an O status with proof of address and NVDL.

Patron Status:
R    Resident of Nevada County—Item limit 55
N    Non-resident (but resident of another California county)—Item limit 55
L    Limited—Item limit 3; card renews every 60 days
O    Out-of-State, Military, or in possession of Mexico ID—Item limit 30

Use of Library Card:
    Patrons should have library cards with them to check out items. If the patron does not have the card, patron may show ID for a single check out without buying a replacement card. Not having the card the one time does not affect the number of items allowed to be checked out. No items will be checked out to a patron without ID.
    In order to check out something on another person’s card, the patron should have the other person’s card with them. In the case of holds, the present patron’s card may be used with proper verification, e.g. a note on the other person’s record or the notification letter generated by the library.   A parent may only use a child’s card if they are the signer on that card. ID must be present.
    Replacement cards are $2.00.