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Feds certify Pennsylvania’s Real ID system meets standards

Pennsylvania's Real ID identification system is now in compliance with federal regulations, more than a year before the IDs will be needed for commercial airline passengers and those entering secured federal facilities

A facsimile of a Pennsylvania driver’s license. In 2005, at the recommendation of the 9/11 Commission, the REAL ID federal law was passed, ordering states to upgrade drivers’ licenses to meet enhanced-security standards. Pennsylvania's Real ID identification system is now in compliance with federal regulations, more than a year before the IDs will be needed for commercial airline passengers and those entering secured federal facilities.
A facsimile of a Pennsylvania driver’s license. In 2005, at the recommendation of the 9/11 Commission, the REAL ID federal law was passed, ordering states to upgrade drivers’ licenses to meet enhanced-security standards. Pennsylvania's Real ID identification system is now in compliance with federal regulations, more than a year before the IDs will be needed for commercial airline passengers and those entering secured federal facilities.Read moreNone
    by The Associated Press, The Associated Press
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's Real ID identification system is now in compliance with federal regulations, more than a year before the IDs will be needed for commercial airline passengers and those entering secured federal facilities.

The state Transportation Department said Monday it received the notification from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that Pennsylvania is in compliance with anti-terrorism standards.

Pennsylvania has issued more than 138,000 Real IDs since they became available on March 1.

Real IDs or other federally accepted forms of identification such as passports or military IDs will be mandatory for commercial flights and for entering secured federal properties in October 2020.