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![]() "While some states have introduced mDL, this new service is still in its early stages. "PennDOT has been working on developing a mobile driver license (mDL) that is universally acceptable and can be verified by a reading device that will ensure validity - similar to how credit cards are accepted across the world today," a PennDOT spokesman told CBS News in a statement. Miller said ancillary benefits of the plan include the ability for users to reveal only certain information on their licenses required for a particular need, rather than all the information on the front of a physical license and flexibility to include additional information about a person on a digital license that has been prohibitively difficult or expensive to add to physical licenses, such as an indication that that person has special needs.Īlthough no legislation is currently progressing in Pennsylvania's House of Representatives, Miller hopes his legislation can become law during the first half of this year and digital IDs become reality within 12 months after that. ![]() ![]() "I think that could be convenient at times if you don't have your driver's license on you for some reason – forget your wallet or something," Enck said. Dynamic Look Through Element (DLTE), a dynamic feature with gold metallic tint that is visible under direct lighting.īoth standard and REAL ID compliant products will use the new design and security features, PennDOT said.But he would like the option to go digital.The UV response is fixed - visible under UV light regardless of viewing angle The card also includes an ultraviolet (UV) response that fluoresces under UV lighting. Optically Variable Ghost Portrait and Variable Data with UV, features that change their appearance when the viewing angle of the card changes, which moves them from fully visible to non-visible.Guilloche Security Design, a feature that includes sophisticated techniques to embed a variety of customized security patterning into the credential, using non-commercial software developed specifically for high security documents (banknotes, passports, ID cards, etc).PennDOT says the cards also have additional enhanced security features that improve fraud prevention and protect from counterfeiting and alteration. The corner ghost portrait is now in a circle. The license looks slightly different at first glance from the previous version with some driver information rearranged on the card. "The update is an important component of PennDOT's ongoing work to enhance and protect the integrity of the driver license and identification card issuance process," PennDOT Secretary Yassmin Gramian said in a press release. Both current and new card designs will be in circulation during the transition period. PennDOT says the new licenses will be phased in over the next four-year renewal cycle and will replace existing ones. Then by mid-November, all driver and photo centers across the state will transition to the new licenses. The new products will first be available at the Summerdale Driver License Center in Enola, Cumberland County beginning Monday. ![]() The licenses and identification cards are part of the department's ongoing security enhancements. PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) - Newly designed driver licenses will soon be available for Pennsylvania drivers, PennDOT announced Monday. ![]()
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