The Department of Motor Vehicles issued 2.3 million new IDs this year using a process that doesn’t meet the federal government’s standards. The Feds filled in the DMV in on this problem in November, according to the Sacramento Bee.
“It’s completely unacceptable that the DMV knew about this issue for a month before even acknowledging something was wrong,” Assembly Republican Leader Marie Waldron said in a statement. “This is unacceptable and flies in the face of security for our citizens, which is what Real ID was created for in the first place.”
DMV officials says they will start requiring TWO proof of residency documents in April.
People who got their IDs using just one residency document will need to provide a second document when their license comes up for renewal in five years. In the mean tine, their current Real ID’s are acceptable.
By Sandy Wells
KABC News