The following articles from AAMVA's Regional News for February 21, 2020 received the highest click-through rates:
DHS Announces Permission
for States to Accept Customer Scanned Documents
DHS Acting Secretary
Chad F. Wolf sent letters to states informing them that states may now add the
pre-submission of identity and lawful status source documents, through a secure
electronic process, prior to an applicant's in-person DMV visit, and physical
presentation of those same documents for authentication and verification by DMV
personnel. The applicant is still required to physically present those same
documents to DMV personnel for authentication and verification. Read the press release at dhs.gov.
Depending on Where You
Live, Your DMV May Be Selling Your Personal Information
A Spotlight on America
investigation found a surprising source taking your personal information and selling
it: Departments of Motor Vehicles in states across the country. Depending on
where you live, the information may be released to various government and law
enforcement agencies involved in investigations or manufacturing recalls. But
we discovered your data may be sold to businesses, private investigators and
other entities you wouldn't expect...Schwartz, a senior staff attorney at EFF,
says a federal law passed in 1994 was designed to stop this type of sale from
happening without your consent. The Driver's Privacy Protection Act, also
known as DPPA, was passed after the death of actress Rebecca Schaeffer, who was
killed by an obsessed fan who used motor vehicle records to figure out where
she lived. But Schwartz explained, the law hasn't solved the problem. Read more at wjla.com.
A Man Was Awarded Over
$150k After He Was Denied a License Plate That Read 'IM GOD' (Kentucky)
A judge has ordered the
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to pay more than $150,000 for the attorneys'
fees of a man who was denied of his request for a license plate that read
"IM GOD." Hart, who says he is an atheist, told CNN affiliate WXIX
that he drove around Ohio with "IM GOD" on his plate for more than a
decade. So when he moved to Kenton County, Kentucky, in 2016, he put in a
request to keep the same license plate. But instead, transportation officials
sent him a letter denying his request, saying his request was "not in good
taste and would create the potential of distraction to other drivers and
possibly confrontations," according to court documents. Read more at cnn.com.
What's a Passport Card,
and Can It Replace a REAL ID? (California)
Here's why I don't have
a Real ID California Driver's license: long lines at the DMV. Now, just like
you, I have been told for a couple years that I need a Real ID driver's license
or I won't be able to fly domestically once the Real ID Program kicks in on October
first. But is that really the case? Turns out you don't need a Real ID Driver's
license if you have the right documentation, starting with a passport. "I
am not personally recommending that people bring their passport to the TSA
checkpoint for domestic flights," says TSA's Lorie Dankers. "The risk
of losing or damaging your passport is too great." Read more at abc7news.com.
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