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Countdown to REAL ID
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Following the deadline of May 11, 2008, state driver's licenses and identification cards were not to be accepted for federal purposes unless the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) determined that a state was compliant with the REAL ID or a state had been approved for an extension by the Secretary of DHS.
All 56 U.S. jurisdictions have received an initial extension from the Secretary of the DHS. The initial extension was valid until Dec. 31, 2009. On Friday, Dec. 18, the secretary issued a statement to extend that deadline.
While DHS estimated that the implementation of REAL ID will cost states $3.9 billion, Congress has appropriated only $200 million for state implementation.
Background Information - The Act, Regulations, Implementation Guidance and Award Announcements
Federal Legislation to Amend the REAL ID
Analysis of the REAL ID
State Responses
Other Resources
NCSL Policy, Testimony and Correspondence
Last Updated Dec. 22, 2009 |
Countdown to REAL ID
The Latest on the REAL ID
Resources on the REAL ID
Other NCSL Links of Interest
Questions about the REAL ID
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Following the deadline of May 11, 2008, state driver's licenses and identification cards were not to be accepted for federal purposes unless the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) determined that a state was compliant with the REAL ID or a state had been approved for an extension by the Secretary of DHS.
All 56 U.S. jurisdictions have received an initial extension from the Secretary of the DHS. The initial extension was valid until Dec. 31, 2009. On Friday, Dec. 18, the secretary issued a statement to extend that deadline.
While DHS estimated that the implementation of REAL ID will cost states $3.9 billion, Congress has appropriated only $200 million for state implementation.
Background Information - The Act, Regulations, Implementation Guidance and Award Announcements
Federal Legislation to Amend the REAL ID
Analysis of the REAL ID
State Responses
Other Resources
NCSL Policy, Testimony and Correspondence
Last Updated Dec. 22, 2009 |
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