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A driver's license is issued by each state's DMV, which is required to drive. [6] Each state's DMV can also issue a state identification card. It does not contain any endorsements to operate vehicles and can be used as official identification where asked for or needed.
The Real ID Act of 2005 created federal requirements for driver's licenses and ID cards issued by states and was originally supposed to take effect in 2008. The deadline was extended several times ...
Every traveler 18 years or older will need a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or identification card, state-issued enhanced driver’s license, or another TSA-acceptable form of identification ...
The cards are proof of U.S. citizenship and accepted for domestic airline travel under the REAL ID Act, [158] [159] However, the predominant means of identification remains the driver's license or ID card issued by each state, and do not indicate citizenship. [160]
The Real ID Act of 2005 (stylized as REAL ID Act of 2005) is an Act of Congress that establishes requirements that driver licenses and identification cards issued by U.S. states and territories must satisfy to be accepted for accessing federal government facilities, nuclear power plants, and for boarding airline flights in the United States.
All U.S. states are issuing Real ID cards through their driver's licensing agencies, with requirements varying by state. Many offices require a reservation, which you can make online.
Identification Cards are issued by the state authority for every citizen who reaches 15 years of age. In contrast to the Birth Number, this identifier can change over the citizen's lifetime if a new ID card is issued, for reasons such as expiration, loss or change of residence.
REAL ID is a new federal standard for state-issued identification papers like drivers licenses. Compliant documents will be required to enter federal facilities or board airplanes once the law is ...