Post by Logan on Jan 28, 2017 16:50:43 GMT -6
MISSOULA (AP) — Montana’s U.S. senators have asked the government for an emergency waiver from the REAL ID Act that requires driver’s licenses to have security enhancements and be issued to those who can prove they are in the country legally.
Montana and several other states oppose requirements in the federal law that include storing images of documents that driver’s license holders present as proof of their identity, such as birth certificates. The state was granted two extensions to comply, but its third request was denied last fall.
The requirements are scheduled to take effect Monday, meaning driver’s licenses cannot be used as identification to access federal property.
U.S. Sens. Jon Tester and Steve Daines wrote to Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly on Wednesday raising concerns that citizens’ privacy rights could be violated.
Read more: www.dailyinterlake.com/article/20170127/AP/170129859
Montana and several other states oppose requirements in the federal law that include storing images of documents that driver’s license holders present as proof of their identity, such as birth certificates. The state was granted two extensions to comply, but its third request was denied last fall.
The requirements are scheduled to take effect Monday, meaning driver’s licenses cannot be used as identification to access federal property.
U.S. Sens. Jon Tester and Steve Daines wrote to Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly on Wednesday raising concerns that citizens’ privacy rights could be violated.
Read more: www.dailyinterlake.com/article/20170127/AP/170129859