AAMVA Surveys States on Implementation of DL/ID Card Reform

Each jurisdiction is unique in the way they issue driver's license and identification (DL/ID) cards. To provide a summary of issues involving implementation of the Real ID Act requirements in each jurisdiction’s DL/ID card issuing process will require generalization of issues. Establishing the impact that specific requirements may have on individual jurisdictions is not an exact science because of the uniqueness of each situation and the absence of specificity that will eventually be provided through regulations. However, this document is an attempt to provide a snap shot look at the various requirements and the potential impact they may have on individual jurisdictions, from their perspective at the current time. As the regulations are developed and more detailed information about each requirement is known the impacts will change.

Because the Real ID Act is U.S. Federal Legislation, the requirements are geared to the U.S. jurisdictions. However, Canadian jurisdictions were asked to provide their impact assessments of the requirements. Please note that some of the requirements are not applicable to the Canadian jurisdictions. These were excluded from their responses.

In March of 2005 surveys were sent to all US (54) and Canadian jurisdictions (13). As of the date of preparation of this document, 50 of the 54 US and 9 of the 13 Canadian jurisdictions had responded. The result is an overall 88% response rate. The documents listed below are working documents and are updated as responses are received.