So without much fanfare The Real ID Act of 2005 went into effect on May 11, 2008.
This new federal law is brought to you by our friends at DHS.
The Real ID Act implements the following:
- Establishing new national standards for state-issued driver licenses and non-driver identification cards
- Information and security features that must be incorporated into each card
- Proof of identity and U.S. citizenship or legal status of an applicant
- Verification of the source documents provided by an applicant
- Security standards for the offices that issue licenses and identification cards
Soon you will not be able to drive, fly, buy certain things or go certain places without it.
--Welcome to tomorrow
1 comment:
I got a bit of a laugh out of the link for "States granted extensions" and it turned out to be all of them.
The DHS site said its use would only be for flying, entering a federal facility, or entering a nuclear power plant. It's certainly not a stretch to think that it won't be used to mandate purchases of things like fertilizer, diesel fuel, etc.
However, I'm waiting for the day when we hear reports of some state's licenses not meeting the standard; therefore, royally screwing some innocent Joe from flying somewhere.
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