Documents required to be in Compliance of REAL ID ACT 2005

What documents do I need to bring with me when I apply for a REAL ID compliant license or ID card?Answer:You will need to bring one of the following primary documents to establish your identity, proof of legal residence and date of birth: For a detailed list of required items, please visit www.gathergoget.com 

For U.S. Citizens:Valid, unexpired U.S. passportOriginal or Certified copy of a birth certificateConsular Report of Birth AbroadCertificate of Naturalization issued by DHSCertificate of CitizenshipFor cases where the current name and the name on the primary identity document are different, you should also bring:Court ordered name change documentMarriage certificate, issued by the courts and/orDivorce decree, issued by the courtsIn all cases, the document must show a clear trail of name changes originating with the birth name to the current name. For more detailed information on the required identity documents please visitwww.gathergoget.com. 

For Non-Citizens:Valid, unexpired Permanent Resident Card – I-551 for Lawful Permanent ResidentsValid Passport for non-immigrants except for asylum applicants and refugeesOther government issued document showing your full nameDepartment of Homeland Security document showing proof of lawful presenceIf your name has changed by marriage/divorce, you must have your name changed on your Citizen and Immigration Services (CIS) documents.Both Citizens and Non-Citizens will need to bring:
Your Social Security Card or proof of your social security number.A list of documents that provide proof of the social security number can be found on our website at:
www.gathergoget.comTwo documents that show your principal residenceA list of these kinds of documents can be found on our website at:www.gathergoget.com 

REAL ID Does Not Create a National ID Card or Federal Database. REAL ID sets national security standards for driver's licenses and identification. Nothing in the REAL ID Act requires that states participate or that individuals carry their license or ID on them at all times. Rather, as of January 15, 2013, identifications from non-compliant states will not be accepted for official purposes. Further, compliant states need not meet all REAL ID standards in exactly the same manner, such as physical security measures at MVAs or document security features for ID issuance. REAL ID-compliant states remain able to issue other non-compliant licenses and identifications for non-official use.

REAL ID also does not require the creation of any new databases. Rather, the REAL ID Act calls for states to link existing databases into a broader network to allow a state to query other states' records to ensure that people are not able to receive more than one license in different states and to reduce identity theft and fraud. Preliminary state-to-state verification, or cross-state data sharing, is currently being tested and developed by a consortium of five states led by Mississippi. This state-to-state verification system is to be:

Voluntary and open to all states,Limited to checking if an individual has another license or ID in another state,Built on existing state information systems, and financed and governed by the states once fully operational.

Unauthorized possession of, and other unlawful acts in relation to, driver license or identification card.—

(1) It is unlawful for any person to:

(a) Knowingly have in his or her possession or to display any blank, forged, stolen, fictitious, counterfeit, or unlawfully issued driver license or identification card or any instrument in the similitude of a driver license or identification card unless possession by such person has been duly authorized by the department;

(b) Knowingly have in his or her possession any instrument in the similitude of a driver license issued by the department or its duly authorized agents or those of any state or jurisdiction issuing licenses recognized in this state for the operation of a motor vehicle;

(c) Knowingly have in his or her possession any instrument in the similitude of an identification card issued by the department or its duly authorized agents or those of any state or jurisdiction issuing identification cards recognized in this state for the purpose of indicating a person's true name and age; or

(d) Knowingly sell, manufacture, or deliver, or knowingly offer to sell, manufacture, or deliver, a blank, forged, stolen, fictitious, counterfeit, or unlawfully issued driver license or identification card, or an instrument in the similitude of a driver license or identification card, unless that person is authorized to do so by the department. A violation of this section may be investigated by any law enforcement agency, including the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco.

The term "driver license" includes a driver license issued by the department or its agents or a driver license issued by any state or jurisdiction that issues licenses recognized in this state for the operation of a motor vehicle. The term "identification card" includes any identification card issued by the department or its agents or any identification card issued by any state or jurisdiction that issues identification cards recognized in this state for the purpose of indicating a person's true name and age. This subsection does not prohibit a person from possessing or displaying another person's driver license or identification card for a lawful purpose.

(2) It is unlawful for any person to barter, trade, sell, or give away any driver license or identification card or to perpetrate a conspiracy to barter, trade, sell, or give away any such license or identification card unless such person has been duly authorized to issue the license or identification card by the department as provided in this chapter or in the adopted rules of the department.

(3) It is unlawful for any employee of the department to allow or permit the issuance of a driver license or identification card when he or she knows that the applicant has not lawfully fulfilled the requirements of this chapter for the issuance of such license or identification card.

(4) It is unlawful for any person to agree to supply or to aid in supplying any person with a driver license or identification card by any means whatsoever not in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(5)(a) It is unlawful for any person to use a false or fictitious name in any application for a driver license or identification card or knowingly to make a false statement, knowingly conceal a material fact, or otherwise commit a fraud in any such application.

(b) It is unlawful for any person to have in his or her possession a driver license or identification card upon which the date of birth has been altered.

(c) It is unlawful for any person designated as a sexual predator or sexual offender to have in his or her possession a driver license or identification card upon which the sexual predator or sexual offender markings required by s. 322.141 are not displayed or have been altered.

(6) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, any person who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. Any person who violates paragraph (5)(a) by giving a false age in any application for a driver license or identification card or who violates paragraph (5)(b) by possessing a driver license, identification card, or any instrument in the similitude thereof, on which the date of birth has been altered is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s.775.082 or s. 775.083. Any person who violates paragraph (1)(d) commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.775.083, or s. 775.084.

(7) In addition to any other penalties provided by this section, any person who provides false information when applying for a commercial driver license or commercial learner's permit or is convicted of fraud in connection with testing for a commercial driver license or commercial learner's permit shall be disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for a period of 1 year.

(8) The provisions of this section are in addition and supplemental to all other provisions of this chapter and of the laws of this state relating to driver licenses and identification cards.

History.—s. 1, ch. 65-167; ss. 24, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 212, ch. 71-136; s. 24, ch. 73-334; s. 19, ch. 78-394; s. 1, ch. 84-91; s. 410, ch. 95-148; s. 4, ch. 97-206; s. 1, ch. 2002-178; s. 6, ch. 2002-259; s. 2, ch. 2003-286; s. 82, ch. 2005-164; s. 2, ch. 2007-207; s. 53, ch. 2013-160.