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I knew there were a few states not Real ID compliant but I did not know that Arizona isn’t either. The 5 states that got a waiver until 2018 are:
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/13/real-id-law-facing-backlash-from-states-refusing-t/
By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times - Thursday, October 13, 2016
“The Department of Homeland Security this week rejected requests to extend the amount of time five states have to develop identification cards compliant with the Real ID Act, upping the incentive for states to fall in line with the federal proof-of-identity law.
The move means that, come 2018, residents of Oklahoma, Kentucky, Maine, Pennsylvania and South Carolina might not be allowed to board commercial flights with only state driver’s licenses and would instead be required to use an alternative form of identification such as a passport, according to Homeland Security.” End of quote
I thought AZ was ok till a friend who just turned 65 had to renew their license and stamped across it was something about not compliant. So I looked it up and true, in AZ you have to pay $25 for an 8 year “travel ID”...
https://www.azcentral.com/story/new...btaining-real-id-compliant-licenses/82464562/
[font=arial, sans-serif]“Attention travelers: You are now free to apply for a travel ID. But there's no need to rush.[/font]
[font=arial, sans-serif]The retooled Arizona driver's license won't be mandatory until October 2020 for people boarding commercial airlines. But after a long, politically rocky birth, the Arizona Department of Transportation will start issuing the card Friday, hoping to phase it in over the next 4½ years.[/font]
[font=arial, sans-serif]The Voluntary Travel ID costs $25, is good for eight years and will look almost identical to the existing driver's license, with the addition of a gold star.[/font]
[font=arial, sans-serif]The card brings Arizona into compliance with the federal REAL ID Act of 2005. In addition to being necessary for using federally regulated flights beginning in fall 2020, the identification card also gives access to a number of secure federal facilities.“. End of quote[/font]
[font=arial, sans-serif]Wikipedia had an article that explained it, here’s a section:[/font]
[font=arial, sans-serif]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/REAL_ID_Act[/font]
[font=arial, sans-serif]“[size=medium]On December 20, 2013, the Department of Homeland Security announced that implementation of Phase 1 would begin on January 20, 2014, which followed a yearlong period of "deferred enforcement". There are four planned phases, three of which apply to areas that affect relatively few U.S. citizens—e.g., DHS headquarters, nuclear power plants, and restricted and semi-restricted federal facilities.[size=x-small][5]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/REAL_ID_Act#cite_note-ncsl-5[/size] On January 8, 2016, DHS issued an implementation schedule for Phase 4, stating that starting January 22, 2018 "passengers with a driver’s license issued by a state that is still not compliant with the REAL ID Act (and has not been granted an extension) will need to show an alternative form of acceptable identification for domestic air travel to board their flight". Starting October 1, 2020 "every air traveler will need a REAL ID-compliant license, or another acceptable form of identification, for domestic air travel."[size=x-small][6]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/REAL_ID_Act#cite_note-6[/size] As of October 2017, 28 states and territories have been certified as compliant, and 28 have been granted extensions or a grace period”. End of quote[/font][/size]
[font=arial, sans-serif]Maybe it doesn’t affect very many vandwellers but still I was surprised that AZ wasn’t compliant. There seems to be 2 dates, 2018 and 2020 floating around out there. Oh, and where did they come up with 56 states and territories? I didn’t know there were 6 “territories”.[/font]
[font=arial, sans-serif]:huh: [/font]
I knew there were a few states not Real ID compliant but I did not know that Arizona isn’t either. The 5 states that got a waiver until 2018 are:
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/13/real-id-law-facing-backlash-from-states-refusing-t/
By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times - Thursday, October 13, 2016
“The Department of Homeland Security this week rejected requests to extend the amount of time five states have to develop identification cards compliant with the Real ID Act, upping the incentive for states to fall in line with the federal proof-of-identity law.
The move means that, come 2018, residents of Oklahoma, Kentucky, Maine, Pennsylvania and South Carolina might not be allowed to board commercial flights with only state driver’s licenses and would instead be required to use an alternative form of identification such as a passport, according to Homeland Security.” End of quote
I thought AZ was ok till a friend who just turned 65 had to renew their license and stamped across it was something about not compliant. So I looked it up and true, in AZ you have to pay $25 for an 8 year “travel ID”...
https://www.azcentral.com/story/new...btaining-real-id-compliant-licenses/82464562/
[font=arial, sans-serif]“Attention travelers: You are now free to apply for a travel ID. But there's no need to rush.[/font]
[font=arial, sans-serif]The retooled Arizona driver's license won't be mandatory until October 2020 for people boarding commercial airlines. But after a long, politically rocky birth, the Arizona Department of Transportation will start issuing the card Friday, hoping to phase it in over the next 4½ years.[/font]
[font=arial, sans-serif]The Voluntary Travel ID costs $25, is good for eight years and will look almost identical to the existing driver's license, with the addition of a gold star.[/font]
[font=arial, sans-serif]The card brings Arizona into compliance with the federal REAL ID Act of 2005. In addition to being necessary for using federally regulated flights beginning in fall 2020, the identification card also gives access to a number of secure federal facilities.“. End of quote[/font]
[font=arial, sans-serif]Wikipedia had an article that explained it, here’s a section:[/font]
[font=arial, sans-serif]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/REAL_ID_Act[/font]
[font=arial, sans-serif]“[size=medium]On December 20, 2013, the Department of Homeland Security announced that implementation of Phase 1 would begin on January 20, 2014, which followed a yearlong period of "deferred enforcement". There are four planned phases, three of which apply to areas that affect relatively few U.S. citizens—e.g., DHS headquarters, nuclear power plants, and restricted and semi-restricted federal facilities.[size=x-small][5]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/REAL_ID_Act#cite_note-ncsl-5[/size] On January 8, 2016, DHS issued an implementation schedule for Phase 4, stating that starting January 22, 2018 "passengers with a driver’s license issued by a state that is still not compliant with the REAL ID Act (and has not been granted an extension) will need to show an alternative form of acceptable identification for domestic air travel to board their flight". Starting October 1, 2020 "every air traveler will need a REAL ID-compliant license, or another acceptable form of identification, for domestic air travel."[size=x-small][6]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/REAL_ID_Act#cite_note-6[/size] As of October 2017, 28 states and territories have been certified as compliant, and 28 have been granted extensions or a grace period”. End of quote[/font][/size]
[font=arial, sans-serif]Maybe it doesn’t affect very many vandwellers but still I was surprised that AZ wasn’t compliant. There seems to be 2 dates, 2018 and 2020 floating around out there. Oh, and where did they come up with 56 states and territories? I didn’t know there were 6 “territories”.[/font]
[font=arial, sans-serif]:huh: [/font]