driver's license
noun
: a license issued under governmental authority that permits the holder to operate a motor vehicle
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According to federal documents, as of January 2024, only about 56% of driver's licenses and IDs in circulation across the country complied with REAL ID.
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Clara McMichael, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2025
All 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S. territories—American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands—are now REAL ID–compliant and issuing REAL ID–compliant driver's licenses and ID cards.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Advocates have also raised concerns that the bill could be a barrier for people who have changed their legal name, such as many married women, and whose birth certificate shows a different name than their driver's license and other official documents.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Federal Register, The Daily Journal of the United States Government, reports that the REAL ID Act sets minimum security requirements for driver's licenses and identification cards issued by the states, territories, and the District of Columbia.
—Robin Raven, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Clara McMichael, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2025
All 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S. territories—American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands—are now REAL ID–compliant and issuing REAL ID–compliant driver's licenses and ID cards.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Advocates have also raised concerns that the bill could be a barrier for people who have changed their legal name, such as many married women, and whose birth certificate shows a different name than their driver's license and other official documents.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Federal Register, The Daily Journal of the United States Government, reports that the REAL ID Act sets minimum security requirements for driver's licenses and identification cards issued by the states, territories, and the District of Columbia.
—Robin Raven, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Driver's license.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driver%27s%20license. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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