Drivers License Updates
Maryland Introduces New Driver’s License Design
Last week, the Maryland Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) unveiled a new driver’s license and identification (ID) card design that not only complies with the federal REAL ID act, but also improves the documents’ physical security and...
Maryland Protected. Maryland Proud. Maryland License Modernized.
With its last design update thirteen years ago in 2003, the Maryland driver’s license and identification (ID) card has become vulnerable to forgery, fraud, and identify theft. In an effort to deter these illicit activities, and actively protect citizens’ personal...
Mt. Sneffels Featured on Colorado’s New License Design
Images of the Rocky Mountains often feature prominently on Colorado documents, and the newly designed driver’s license and identification card is no exception. Mt. Sneffels, one of the state’s “14ers” (peaks over 14,000 feet), dominates the background of the freshly designed cards in fine lines of green and blue.
Colorado Pilots New Driver License Design
March 2016 – As the result of a contract with a new vendor and in an effort to comply with the U. S. Real ID Act of 2005, Colorado is rolling out a pilot program issuing drivers licenses, instructional permits, and identification cards with a new design.
Updated Security Features on Montana’s Fresh Driver License Design
As a direct result of a 2015 $3.7 million Montana legislative appropriation, the Montana Motor Vehicle Division has revealed and begun issuing a newly designed driver’s license and identification card that boast abundant security features and improved durability. The...
Montana Introduces New Driver License Design
In January 2016, the state of Montana released a newly designed driver’s license and identification card. Although not completely compliant with the federal REAL ID act, the new design does boast a number of upgraded security features that were added to reduce...
Wisconsin Begins Issuing New Version of Driver’s Licenses
September 2015 – The Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and Department of Transportation (DOT) have begun issuing updated driver’s licenses and identification (ID) cards with the goals of preventing fraud and identity theft. The new identification documents...
Say Goodbye to Color Photos on Your Wisconsin Driver’s License
September 2015 – Wisconsin has updated its design of driver’s licenses and identification (ID) cards, and gone are the traditional printed color photos of the early-2000s. A high-resolution black-and-white laser engraved picture of the identification holder is the...
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”.