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The deadline to obtain a California Real ID for U.S. domestic travel is officially less than a year away.. Beginning May 7, 2025, the new federal identification requirements take effect in ...
When you initially get your Real ID driver’s license at a local DMV office, by mail or online, “you must also provide proof of your identity” (such as a certified copy of birth certificate ...
For a state to comply with Real ID, licenses and ID cards issued from that state must be approved by DHS to meet Real ID requirements. States can choose to issue both regular licenses and ID cards as well as Real IDs, but any non-Real ID must be marked "Not for Federal Identification". Real IDs are normally valid for eight years.
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.
Some states listed have "stop and ID" laws which may or may not require someone to identify themself during an investigative detention. While Wisconsin statutes allow law enforcement officers to "demand" ID, there is no statutory requirement to provide them ID nor is there a penalty for refusing to; hence Wisconsin is not a must ID state. [26]
State ID cards make it easier for residents to open bank accounts and access healthcare and public benefits. The DMV will begin issuing California IDs to undocumented residents in 2027.
The driver's license, which is issued by each individual state, operates as the de facto national identity card due to the ubiquity of driving in the United States. Each state also issues a non-driver state identity card which fulfills the same identification functions as the driver's license, but does not permit the operation of a motor vehicle.
The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) provides a web page and a map with ID requirements for voting in each state. [26] In states with strict ID laws, the voter is required to take additional action after the provisional ballot is cast to verify ID. The NCSL website describes strict states as follows: