The Pending ID Armageddon By Jack Ward

Public Law 109-13 was signed into law on May 11, 2005, and buried within P.L 109-13 was the ''Real ID Act of 2005.''  The original deadline for implementation was May 11, 2008, but the failure of the state and local governments to implement the Act has forced the implementation date to be delayed to December 31, 2009.

        The Act established national standards for an ID card that will have at a minimum: name, birth date, sex, ID number, a digital photograph, address, and a “common machine-readable technology.”  Homeland Security can add additional requirements like digitized fingerprint or retinal scan.  The card must also possess “physical security features designed to prevent tampering, counterfeiting, or duplication of the document for fraudulent purposes.” 

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