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tropicangela
05-03-2011, 10:31 PM
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Department of Homeland Security's REAL ID
regulations, States must be in full compliance with the REAL ID Act of
2005 by May 11, 2011. This final rule changes that date to January 15,
2013. This change will give States the time necessary to ensure that
driver's licenses and identification cards issued by States meet the
security requirements of the REAL ID Act.

DATES: Effective on March 7, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Kozar, Office of State-Issued
Identification Support, Screening Coordination Office, Department of
Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528 (202) 447-3368.

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2011/2011-5002.htm

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in Monday’s Federal Register, said the reasons for the extension include diminished state budgets and uncertainty regarding the proposed PASS ID Act of 2009, which would have modified various requirements of REAL ID, and is unlikely to be enacted. http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/REAL-ID-Compliance-Deadline-Extended-030811.html

tpreitzel
05-03-2011, 10:48 PM
It's a waiting game. The government knows full well that they'll eventually get full compliance. After all, legislation has already been written to strip away any remaining liberty and simply waits for the next disaster to implement it. Politicians change and political winds shift, but legislation persists.

tpreitzel
05-03-2011, 11:22 PM
Upon closer examination, the date for the deadline is near the inauguration of the new US Congress after the 2012 elections. Coincidence? ;)