Picture passes should carry the name of the employing department and a serial number. Building passes should also carry a signature. Identification Cards, such as those issued by the armed services, police departments, and companies, should carry a photo, a description, and a signature. Police cards should also carry a badge number. Several types of cards and documents are not good identification.
Some large stores photograph each person who cashes a check along with the identification.
This procedure is a deterrent because bad-check passers don't want to be photographed. Some stores, when in doubt about a check, will verify an address and telephone number in the local telephone directory or with the information operator. Someone intending to pass a bad check will not necessarily be at the address shown on the check. If the address and telephone number cannot be verified, the check should be considered a potentially bad check. Regardless of the type of identification you require, it is essential that you and your employees compare the signature on the check with the one on the identification.