OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Now is the time to make sure you have all the documents you need to get your REAL ID! View the checklist below and check it twice by visiting the website www.realid.ok.gov.
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Beginning October 1, 2020 passengers will need a Real ID or another acceptable form of ID to board a commercial flight at all U.S. airports. You will also need one to enter federal facilities. Oklahomans will have to wait a few more months before they can get one.
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According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the state will begin issuing Real IDs on April 30 at select locations in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, with full statewide implementation by the end of August.
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A federal law was signed by former President George W. Bush four years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks to increase security. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had granted the State of Oklahoma an extension to allow the state to meet the requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005.
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Without meeting the REAL ID Act regulations, federal agencies will be prohibited from accepting Oklahoma driver's licenses and identification cards, meaning those without identification that complies with the REAL ID Act won't be able to fly on a commercial airplane, enter a federal building, military base or courthouse.
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Congress passed the REAL ID Act in 2005 to make driver's licenses harder to forge. Oklahoma legislators in 2007 passed a bill forbidding the state from meeting provisions of the act. It cited the one-time $8,000,000 cost as too much. This caused the delay in Oklahoma meeting the ID requirements.
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A Real ID-compliant form of identification requires several pieces of data. You can find the requirements at https://www.ok.gov/dps/Real_ID_Enforcement.html.
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Cards must feature specific security features intended to prevent tampering, counterfeiting, or duplication of the document for fraudulent purposes. These cards must also present data in a common, machine-readable format (bar codes, smart card technology, etc.). Although the use of wireless RFID chips was offered for consideration in the proposed rulemaking process, it was not included in the latest rulemaking process. Plus each state must agree to share its motor vehicle database with all other states.
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Real ID Document Checklist
