Real ID of 2005

More Info on Real ID

In the Real ID Act of 2005, there are minimum standards states must meet, however, Secretary of Homeland Security may change those standards as provided in Section 205

Minimum Standards are addressed in Section 202 (b):

(b) Minimum Document Requirements. --To meet the requirements of this section, a State shall include, at a minimum, the following information and features on each driver's license and identification card issued to a person by the State:

(1) The person's full legal name.

(2) The person's date of birth.

(3) The person's gender.

(4) The person's driver's license or identification card number.

(5) A digital photograph of the person.

(6) The person's address of principle residence.

(7) The person's signature.

(8) Physical security features designed to prevent tampering, counterfeiting, or duplication of the document for fraudulent purposes.

(9) A common machine-readable technology, with defined minimum data elements.

Under Sec. 205 states:

AUTHORITY.

(a) Participation of Secretary of Transportation and States. —All authority to issue regulations, set standards, and issue grants under this title shall be carried out by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation and the States.

L-1’s cover sheet on Real ID includes race and political party. That’s more than the “minimum standard,” which the Secretary can change.

On the second page, is Pennsylvania the subject of their Case Study?

Did Pennsylvania have a problem with its driver licensing centers?

Has PennDOT adopted Viisage’s face recognition matching technology?

Let’s stop Real ID and PennDOT’s use of FaceEXPLORER software this year!