Post by Logan on May 9, 2016 21:04:14 GMT -6
Making a fake Maryland ID is about to get harder.
The state Motor Vehicle Administration, looking to guard against identity theft and counterfeiting, has announced a $3.5 million redesign of its driver's license and identification cards, its first since 2003.
The new cards, unveiled Monday, feature a range of security measures: a polycarbonate card body, with laser engraving and changeable laser imaging to protect against forgery, and tactile text — raised print to make names and addresses difficult to alter. Each card will have an inventory control number and barcode for verification purposes.
"This card is the most secure driver's license in the United States today," state Transportation Secretary Pete K. Rahn said. "It has numerous layered security features that are going to make the Maryland driver's license, learner's permit and ID the most difficult to tamper with, and in fact, I would predict, not for many years are we going to see anyone with the ability to falsify a Maryland driver's license."
Read more: www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-new-licenses-20160509-story.html
The state Motor Vehicle Administration, looking to guard against identity theft and counterfeiting, has announced a $3.5 million redesign of its driver's license and identification cards, its first since 2003.
The new cards, unveiled Monday, feature a range of security measures: a polycarbonate card body, with laser engraving and changeable laser imaging to protect against forgery, and tactile text — raised print to make names and addresses difficult to alter. Each card will have an inventory control number and barcode for verification purposes.
"This card is the most secure driver's license in the United States today," state Transportation Secretary Pete K. Rahn said. "It has numerous layered security features that are going to make the Maryland driver's license, learner's permit and ID the most difficult to tamper with, and in fact, I would predict, not for many years are we going to see anyone with the ability to falsify a Maryland driver's license."
Read more: www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-new-licenses-20160509-story.html