In Case You Missed It: Real ID Act could bring real changes

Beginning in January, Louisiana residents may be unable to use their state-issued driver’s licenses or identification cards to take domestic flights or enter federally secured buildings such as the U.S. Courthouse in downtown Shreveport.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has set a hard deadline of Jan. 15 for states to comply with the Real ID Act, a federal law passed in 2005 that has been modified over the years as many states refused — or were unable — to comply with the original law.


The act sets in place security standards for identification cards issued by states and stipulates protocols state agencies must adhere to when residents apply for identification.


The law only affects state identification cards and driver’s licenses, not other official forms of identification.



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