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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY
Intergovernmental
Affairs
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DHS Announces Extension of REAL ID
Full Enforcement Deadline
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WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro
N. Mayorkas announced the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is
extending the REAL ID full enforcement date by 19 months, from October 1,
2021 to May 3, 2023, due to circumstances resulting from the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has significantly impacted states’ ability
to issue REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses and identification cards, with
many driver’s licensing agencies still operating at limited capacity. DHS
will publish an interim final rule in the coming days to effectuate this
enforcement date change.
“Protecting the health, safety, and security of our
communities is our top priority,” said Secretary Mayorkas. “As our country
continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, extending the REAL ID full
enforcement deadline will give states needed time to reopen their driver’s
licensing operations and ensure their residents can obtain a REAL
ID-compliant license or identification card.”
Beginning May 3, 2023, every air traveler 18 years of age and
older will need a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or identification
card, state-issued enhanced driver’s license, or another TSA-acceptable
form of identification at airport security checkpoints for domestic air
travel.
All 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and four of five
U.S. territories covered by the REAL ID Act and related regulations are now
compliant with REAL ID security standards and are issuing REAL ID-compliant
driver’s licenses and identification cards. However, many state licensing
agencies have extended the deadline for renewing expiring licenses due to a
widespread shift to appointment-only scheduling protocols during the
pandemic that has significantly limited states’ capacity to issue REAL
ID-compliant driver’s licenses and identification cards. As a result,
only 43 percent of all state-issued driver’s licenses and identification
cards are currently REAL ID-compliant. DHS and various states also
need time to implement requirements mandated by the REAL ID Modernization
Act, including changes that will streamline processing by allowing the
electronic submission of certain documents.
DHS continues to work closely with all U.S. states, the
District of Columbia, and U.S. territories to implement REAL ID Act
requirements. For more information on REAL ID, visit
www.dhs.gov/real-id.
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County no longer waiving fees for online payments after Nov. 30, 2020
NR 11-13-20 (Additional health screening measures for customers of the Kapule Building effective Nov. 16)
https://www.kauai.gov/Portals/0/Mayor/PIO/NR111320FD.pdf?ver=2020-11-13-110217-050