JANUARY 4, 2016, 3:55 PM LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2016, 7:04 AM
ASSOCIATED PRESS
TRENTON — New Jersey was given a nine-month extension to have its drivers’ licenses meet national proof-of-identity requirements.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security last month extended the state’s exemption for Real ID requirements from Jan. 10 to Oct. 10, Motor Vehicle Commission spokeswoman Mairin Bellack said Monday.
Without the exemption, state-issued drivers’ licenses and non-driver IDs would not be accepted to get into most federal facilities, including military bases.
Bellack said the state had its exemption extended because it is taking steps to meet requirements of the Real ID act, including allowing more than nine characters of a name to be included and requiring people have their photos taken immediately upon reaching the counter to get a new license.
The 2005 Real ID act imposes tougher requirements for proof of legal U.S. residency in order for state driver’s licenses to be valid for federal purposes. The law was passed in response to national security concerns after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
States originally were supposed to comply with the Real ID requirements by the end of 2009. Federal authorities have repeatedly delayed implementation to give time for states to change their driver’s license procedures and make the necessary technological improvements.
At least five states were informed by Homeland Security last year that their extensions would not continue beyond Jan. 10.
https://www.northjersey.com/news/new-jersey-gets-9-month-extension-to-meet-new-id-rules-1.1484939
Just how long is this going to take theMV agency has had a good many years to do this there is no excuse. Maybe our absentee governor should step in.
ha ha blame the governor.
More likely the liberals want to extend the ability for illegal aliens to vote in the upcoming presidential election.
Based upon my experiences with the DMV staff, I will be shocked if those idiots will be even able to deliver regardless at how much time they have. I suspect that the State will have to bring in a big group of expensive temporaries to get this done.