FOR YOUR BENEFIT
JUST THE FACTS:
THE REAL ID ACT
■ The REAL ID Act was enacted
in May 2005 and is a modification to
existing federal law.
■ Enhanced Driver’s Licenses
issued in Washington, Michigan,
Minnesota, New York and Vermont are
acceptable alternatives to a REAL ID.
■ While children under the age
of 18 will not be required to use a
REAL ID to board a plane, their
adult companions will need one.
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REAL ID?
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The REAL ID Act is set to change
the way we access federal facilities
and nuclear power plants, and how we
board federally regulated commercial
aircraft.
Now, it’s safe to assume most of us
aren’t regularly trying to access our
neighborhood nuclear power plant, but
we do fly – often – for work, for leisure
and for the occasional emergency. That’s
why we need to be prepared for the
changes coming in the year ahead.
For decades, the driver’s license has
been the standard identification for those
flying domestically, but starting on Oct.
1, 2020, federal agencies – including
the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) and Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) – will only be
allowed to accept driver’s licenses and
identification cards that have been
“issued by a REAL ID compliant state in
anecdotal evidence from multiple states
has made a few things clear.
First, in some states, making an
appointment with the Department of
Motor Vehicles to obtain a REAL ID can
be difficult. While appointments may not
be necessary everywhere, wait times for
an appointment are, in some cases,
spanning several months.
Second, for some, providing the
necessary documentation to obtain a
REAL ID has been difficult, so it’s
probably best to check and then double
check your documentation before
heading off to apply for your REAL ID.
With Oct. 1, 2020, less than a year
away, this is truly a case where he who
hesitates may be lost … or at least stuck
on the wrong side of airport security.
To learn more about the REAL ID and
what’s required to get one in your state,
visit the DHS website at dhs.gov/real-id. ▼
accordance with the REAL ID security
standards,” according to DHS.
That means anyone planning to use a
driver’s license or identification card as
their form of identification at the airport
must obtain a REAL ID by Oct. 1 if they
plan to fly.
If you think you’re set because you
have a TSA PreCheck or because you use
CLEAR, think again. Passengers utilizing
those programs will also need a REAL
ID if they’re planning to use a driver’s
license for identification, according to
DHS. Other forms of identification that
have traditionally been acceptable,
like passports and U.S. military ID, will
continue to be valid.
The process of obtaining a REAL ID
varies by state, but DHS says the best
place to begin that process is your
state’s driver’s licensing agency. It may
be tempting to put this step off, but
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