California Id Security Features
Effective Jan. 1, new Illinois driver's licenses feature a double-sided hologram, making the widely used identification card one of the most secure in the nation. Only a handful of other states — including California, Massachusetts and Hawaii — issue a hologrammed driver's license, which cannot be reproduced by any known copying system.
California Id Card Security Features
(TNS) — As if the specter of standing in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles for that driver’s license renewal didn’t produce enough angst for Californians, there is now another need to queue up — especially for those who travel by air.On Monday, a new driver’s license, with a revised look and fancier security features, became available. The so-called Real ID licenses look pretty much the same as the standard versions, though they contain features to make them tougher to counterfeit.But there’s a big difference, or at least there will be, beginning Oct. RELATEDAs of that date, Californians won’t be allowed to board a commercial flight in the U.S. Without the new federally compliant Real ID license, or a passport or other federally accepted ID.But the state is getting a head start.“We want to make sure Californians are prepared to apply for a Real ID license, if they choose,” said Jean Shiomoto, DMV director.To obtain one, she said, customers will need to visit a DMV field office and bring a variety of identity-verifying documents with them.