[Nfbmt] REAL ID Enforcement in Brief

[dar]

After all the babble, what have they say. 
What changes do we have to make! 
I feel my ID card should have all I need. 

Dar
Every saint has a past, 
Every sinner has a future 


> On Jul 19, 2016, at 8:41 AM, Breslauers via Nfbmt <nfbmt at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Secure Driver's Licenses
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> Preventing terrorists from obtaining state-issued identification documents is
> critical to securing America against terrorism. As the 9/11 Commission noted,
> "For terrorists, travel documents are as important as weapons." The 9/11
> Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist
> Attacks upon the United States, at 384 (2004).
> 
> 
> 
> Secure driver's licenses and identification documents are a vital 
> 
> component of our national security strategy.  Law enforcement must be able to
> rely on government-issued identification documents and know that the bearer
> of such a document is who he or she claims to be. REAL ID is a coordinated
> effort by the states and the Federal Government to improve the reliability
> and accuracy of state-issued identification documents, which should inhibit
> terrorists' ability to evade detection by using fraudulent identification.
> 
> 
> 
> The 9/11 Commission recommended that the Federal Government work with other
> layers of government to solidify the security of government-issued documents.
> Securing state-issued identification documents is a common-sense national
> security and law enforcement imperative, which also helps to combat identity
> 
> fraud and illegal immigration.
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> 
> The REAL ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005, enacted the 9/11 Commission's
> recommendation that the Federal Government "set standards for the issuance of
> sources of identification, such as driver's licenses." The Act established
> minimum security standards for license issuance and production and prohibits
> Federal agencies from accepting for certain purposes driver's licenses and
> identification cards from states not meeting the Act's minimum standards.  
> 
> 
> 
> The purposes covered by the Act are: 
> 
> accessing
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> Federal facilities, 
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> entering nuclear power plants, and, no sooner than 2016, 
> 
> boarding federally regulated commercial aircraft. 
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> The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on December 20, 2013 a
> phased enforcement plan for the REAL ID Act (the Act), as passed by Congress,
> that will implement the Act in a measured, fair, and responsible way. 
> 
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> States and other jurisdictions have made significant progress in enhancing
> the security of their licenses over the last number of years. As a result,
> approximately 90% of all U.S. drivers hold licenses from jurisdictions: (1)
> determined to meet the Act's standards; or (2) that have received extensions.
> Individuals
> 
> holding driver's licenses or identification cards from these jurisdictions
> may continue to use them as before.
> 
> 
> 
> The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on December 20, 2013 a
> phased enforcement plan for the REAL ID Act (the Act), as passed by Congress,
> that will implement the Act in a measured, fair, and responsible way. 
> 
> 
> 
> Description and Schedule of Enforcement Phases
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> The following enforcement measures are cumulative, with measures in each
> phase remaining in effect through successive phases. Each phase will begin
> with a 3-month period where agencies will provide notice to individuals
> attempting to use driver's licenses or identification cards from noncompliant
> states
> 
> but still allow access. After this period is over, agencies will no longer
> accept such identification for entry to Federal facilities, and individuals
> will need to follow the agency's alternate procedures (to be made available
> by the agency).
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> .Phase 1: Restricted areas (i.e., areas accessible by agency personnel,
> contractors, and their guests) for DHS's Nebraska Avenue Complex (NAC)
> headquarters.
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> .Phase 2: Restricted areas for all Federal facilities and nuclear power
> plants.
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> .Phase 3: Semi-restricted areas (i.e., areas available to the general public
> but subject to ID-based access control) for most Federal facilities (subject
> to limitations described in the next section). Access to Federal facilities
> will continue to be allowed for purposes of applying for or receiving Federal
> benefits.
> 
> 
> 
> .Phase 4: Boarding federally regulated commercial aircraft.
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> Limitations
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> Access for activities directly relating to safety and health or life
> preserving services, to law enforcement, and to constitutionally protected
> activities, including legal and investigative proceedings will not be
> affected. Existing agency policies will still apply.
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> 
> 
> The Act does not require individuals to present identification where it is
> not currently required to access a Federal facility (such as to enter the
> public areas of the Smithsonian) nor does it prohibit an agency from
> accepting other forms of identity documents other than documents from
> non-compliant states (such as a U.S. passport or passport card).
> 
> 
> 
> The Act's prohibitions do not affect other uses of driver's licenses or
> identification cards - including licenses and cards from noncompliant states
> - unrelated to official purposes as defined in the Act. For example, the Act
> does not apply to voting, registering to vote, or for applying for or
> receiving Federal benefits.
> 
> 
> 
> The following states/territories are compliant with the REAL ID Act:
> 
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> 
> .Alabama
> 
> .Arizona
> 
> .Colorado
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> .Connecticut
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> .Delaware
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> .DC
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> .Florida
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> .Georgia
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> .Hawaii
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> .Indiana
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> .Iowa
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> .Kansas
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> .Maryland
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> .Mississippi
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> .Nebraska
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> .Nevada
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> .Ohio
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> .S. Dakota
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> .Tennessee
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> .Utah
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> .Vermont
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> .West Virginia
> 
> .Wisconsin
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> .Wyoming
> 
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> The following states/territories have an extension, allowing Federal agencies
> to accept driver's licenses from these states until October 10, 2016:
> 
> 
> 
> .Alaska
> 
> .Arkansas
> 
> .California
> 
> .Guam
> 
> .Idaho
> 
> .Illinois
> 
> .Kentucky
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> .Louisiana
> 
> .Maine
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> .Massachusetts
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> .Michigan
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> .Montana
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> .N. Marianas
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> .New Hampshire
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> .New Jersey
> 
> .New Mexico
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> .New York
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> .N. Carolina
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> .N. Dakota
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> .Oklahoma
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> .Oregon
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> .Pennsylvania
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> .Puerto Rico
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> .Rhode Island
> 
> .S. Carolina
> 
> .Texas
> 
> .Virginia
> 
> .Virgin Islands
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> Noncompliant States/Territories without Extensions
> 
> .Am. Samoa
> 
> .Minnesota+
> 
> .Missouri
> 
> .Washington+
> 
> 
> 
> + Federal officials may continue to accept Enhanced Driver's Licenses from
> these states.
> 
> 
> 
> Last Published Date: June 16, 2016
> 
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