New York Education Initiative Highlights Security Features on Driver’s License
September 2015 – Two years ago, the New York Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) released a newly designed driver’s license and state identification (ID) card that contained many elements aimed at improving security, privacy, and resistance to tampering, identity...
NY Distributes Brochure Outlining Driver’s License Features
September 2015 – Just in time for the beginning of a new college semester, the New York Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and the state Liquor Authority have released a co-authored electronic brochure detailing the security features present on New York driver’s...
Minnesota Adopts New Method for Invalidating Driver’s Licenses
As of July 6, 2015, The Minnesota DVS will punch invalid licenses and ID cards across the photo with the word “VOID”.
Minnesota “VOID” Perforation Helps Identify Invalidated Driver’s Licenses
The Department of Public Safety (DPS) of Minnesota has recently begun indicating invalid driver’s licenses and identification (ID) cards by piercing them with a hole punch that spells out “VOID”.
New York DMV Selling Drivers License and Registration Data
New York – like many other states makes millions of dollars selling their entire database of drivers licensee’s and car registrations. Last year NY made 60 million dollars selling this data. In 2011, Florida made $63 million selling Florida drivers...
Louisiana begins issuing new driver’s license, ID card design
On March 10, the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) announced that it will phase in a newly designed driver’s license and identification (ID) card. Although the new design appears highly similar to the old design, the new licenses and ID cards will boast many...
Fresh design elements on Louisiana’s new driver’s license and ID card
Earlier this month, the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) revealed a new design for the state’s driver’s licenses and identification cards. At first glance, the old design and new design are strikingly similar, but a closer look reveals a few visible changes,...
Ohio Now Issuing New Driver’s License
Effective January 5, 2015, the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles began issuing a driver’s license and state identification card with an updated look. The most striking new feature of the updated cards is the background color, which was officially “salmon”, and is now a combination of blue and green. Additionally, the laminate on the new licenses features both “OHIO” and “1803” near the top; 1803 is the year of Ohio’s founding. The text in the laminate layer should provide supplemental security against fraud.
Ohio Updates Driver License and State Identification Cards
January 2015 rings in a new year and a new format for driver’s licenses and state identification cards in the state of Ohio. As of January 5, 2015, the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) will issue driver’s licenses and state ID cards with a primarily blue-green...California to issue driver’s licenses to people lacking “proof of legal presence”
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced in November that they will begin issuing licenses to people without “satisfactory proof of legal presence”. This is a direct result of a new law, called Assembly Bill 60 (AB60), also known as The Safe and...