The Act further prohibited federal agencies, including the TSA, from accepting state-issued driver licenses or identification cards that do not meet the minimum standards.īeginning Oct. It enacted a recommendation from the 9/11 Commission that established minimum security standards for state-issued driver licenses and identification cards. The presence of the icon will indicate that the driver license is REAL ID-compliant.Ĭongress passed The REAL ID Act in 2005. To determine if a North Dakota driver license is REAL ID-compliant, look for a small star inside a gold circle in the upper right-hand corner. 1, 2020, travelers will need a REAL ID-compliant form of identification to board a commercial flight. The North Dakota DOT expects all new and current drivers to be phased into the new license within six years.BISMARCK, North Dakota - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today reminded North Dakota residents that starting Oct. However, all current licenses are still valid until the expiration date. Improved printing, including a detailed graphic design with fine linesĪll types of licenses issued by North Dakota will be affected, including minor’s driver’s licenses, commercial driver’s licenses, permits, and state identification cards.Additional fraud security features employed on the new license include: The most obvious change will be a new background color. Although North Dakota Department of Transportation (DOT) spokeswoman Jamie Olson said there hasn’t been a surge in counterfeit licenses, the new license will offer improved security features that should make identity theft and fraud more difficult.īismarck will offer the new licenses and identification cards starting in May 2014, while other DOT locations around the state will begin issuing the new design later in the year. For the first time in over ten years, North Dakota will begin issuing a newly designed driver’s license and identification card.

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