(a) A pawnbroker shall require identification of:
(1) the pledgor if a transaction is a pawn transaction; or
(2) the seller if a transaction is a purchase of goods by the pawnbroker.
(b) Identification is acceptable only if it contains a photograph of the pledgor or seller and is:
(1) a state driver’s license;
(2) a state identification card;
(3) a passport;
(4) a military identification;
(5) a certificate of identification from the Mexican Consulate, certificado de matricula consular; or
(6) identification issued by the agency of the United States responsible for citizenship and immigration.

(c) A pawnbroker shall make the pawnbroker’s best effort to determine whether the identification:
(1) is apparently genuine and unaltered; and
(2) properly identifies the pledgor or seller.