Real ID reqirements

[Lemon Drop]

Ombligo wrote:
A Florida law just went into effect this week that will not recognize driver's licenses from five states (Rhode Island, Conn, Delaware, Hawaii, and Vermont) because they allow undocumented aliens to have a license.

I'm expecting selective enforcement.

Only applies if you are in the country illegally.

[gadje]

Lemon Drop wrote:
[quote=Ombligo]
A Florida law just went into effect this week that will not recognize driver's licenses from five states (Rhode Island, Conn, Delaware, Hawaii, and Vermont) because they allow undocumented aliens to have a license.

I'm expecting selective enforcement.

Only applies if you are in the country illegally.
How can they tell?

[N-OS X-tasy!]

Ombligo wrote:
A Florida law just went into effect this week that will not recognize driver's licenses from five states (Rhode Island, Conn, Delaware, Hawaii, and Vermont) because they allow undocumented aliens to have a license.

I'm expecting selective enforcement.

I'm pretty sure California also falls into that category.

[Speedy]

N-OS X-tasy! wrote:
[quote=Ombligo]
A Florida law just went into effect this week that will not recognize driver's licenses from five states (Rhode Island, Conn, Delaware, Hawaii, and Vermont) because they allow undocumented aliens to have a license.

I'm expecting selective enforcement.

I'm pretty sure California also falls into that category.
And Minnesota. About 90% (my estimate) of the snowbirds in Florida are from Minnesota so Florida could be hurting.

[rz]

Speedy wrote:

And Minnesota. About 90% (my estimate) of the snowbirds in Florida are from Minnesota so Florida could be hurting.

Your estimate is way off. If I had to guess, I'd say Michigan based on the license plates I see here in winter. NY is up there too.

[sekker]

Lemon Drop wrote:
Very easy to get the Real ID when you renew or update your license, can be done online in most states. About half of all US ID holders have it already.

The bigger challenge is a passport. Up to 13 weeks waiting time.

State Department is now saying 6 months.

[GGD]

Ombligo wrote:
A Florida law just went into effect this week that will not recognize driver's licenses from five states (Rhode Island, Conn, Delaware, Hawaii, and Vermont) because they allow undocumented aliens to have a license.

I'm expecting selective enforcement.

I think Disney and all of the car rental companies in the Orlando area should publicize this to let tourists from these states know that they might not be allowed to drive in Florida, and maybe mention who they can "thank" for this.

BTW: It looks like RealID licenses from those states are valid.

https://www.flhsmv.gov/driver-licenses-i...rida-faqs/

[dk62]

OK, so it seems the licenses that Florida does not recognize are all specifically for undocumented individuals, not regular state licenses, nothing to do with Real ID. They are generally not accepted as ID on the federal level even now (before Real ID requirement is put in force) - you could not board a plane with one. Some of the other states' information even says that those are not valid for driving in any other state or may be not valid for driving in some states. So much less dramatic than originally seemed.

Edit: so Lemon Drop was correct

I still boycott Florida when I can

[macphanatic]

PA is still issuing non Real ID licenses as first time licenses. If you want Real ID, you need to pay more to get one issued. Need basically the same info to get the non Real ID except for some stupid reason, you need 2 pieces of mail with your name on it to your current address. You can even send empty envelopes addressed to yourself. The fact that you have a birth certificate, valid passport and social security card isn’t enough. Our politicians are the biggest f’ing morons.

[RgrF]

It's window dressing, a "make it look like we're doing something" strategy, like removing shoes at the airport and most everything else the TSA does.