Within a month, Americans and permanent residents can only enter federal buildings if they pass airport security or have an actual ID. Most states are not fully compliant yet, but they have been there for 18 years to prepare for this deadline.
A CBS News Data Analysis, conducted April 7-18, found that at least 16 states were less than 50% of the law that came into effect on May 7. Currently, the Transport Security Bureau plans to treat the date as a “all hand-decorating” day due to the potential confusion at airport checkpoints. The chart below the article lists states and their compliance with actual ID requirements.
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Actual ID An expanded ID card issued by a state driver’s license authority. To get one, people must provide a valid ID and two documents indicating their state residence, such as a passport or certified birth certificate, proof of social security number, proof of birth, and utility bills, credit card statements, and rental agreements.
So far, 28 states have complied with less than 70%. This means that in more than half of the country, as many as three in 10 travelers may not be able to pass airport checkpoints in a few weeks.
As of last week, New Jersey has the lowest compliance rate. 17% of IDs issued in the state are actual IDs. Pennsylvania reported 26%, while Washington and Maine told CBS News that they are in 27% compliance. New York reports 43% compliance, while California has nearly 55% compliance.
CBS News recently traveled to the Real ID Super Center in Chicago and stretched out the door. In Illinois, two of the three residents lack real IDs, so the state urged them to open a downtown location in old Walgreens. However, please send your new ID in the mail. This can take up to two weeks to receive your new credentials (temporary paper licenses) Not considered Actual ID).
Thirteen states report compliance rates above 90%, with seven states saying they are effectively 100% compliant, including Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming and the District of Columbia. Texas reports 98% compliance, 97% Mississippi, 96% Hawaii, 96% Utah and 92% Vermont.
The TSA says there is about 81% compliance at airport checkpoints. In other words, passengers are appearing in one place. Actual ID– A “Extended” ID issued by a complex driver’s license or state ID, passport, valid military ID, a small number of states or other valid identifications.
Earlier this month, the TSA told CBS News that on May 7, if travelers appear at TSA checkpoints with non-compliant legacy IDs, they will be eligible for additional screenings. To verify your identity, TSA officials utilize a secondary identity verification process, similar to those used when someone’s ID is stolen or lost while traveling. However, this can be a time-consuming process, so legacy ID owners should plan to be at the airport at least three hours before departure, rather than the usual two hours on domestic flights. If secondary identification verification fails, travelers will not be allowed to enter the security checkpoint or gate area. The agency previously indicated that there was a gradual enforcement policy.
“People experience travel delays,” TSA spokesman Patricia Mancha told CBS News in a recent interview at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. “People have been in the process of really planning this for years, so the TSA simply implements it when they apply the laws and regulations.”
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The Actual Identification Act was passed in 2005 in the wake of the September 11 attacks, sought to make state-issued identification safer and more difficult. The implementation deadline has been delayed several times, but recently Pandemic. Several fully compliant states began issuing actual IDs back to 2009, allowing all residents to obtain compliant IDs when they renew their existing licenses.
“The new issue of a driver’s license had to prove myself and my legal presence in 2009,” said Electravassle, senior director of the Colorado Automobile Division. She says the delay in the deadline will help the 100th anniversary nation prepare for the May 7th deadline. “We have a 10-year renewal cycle before we have to take a new photo. By moving it we see that 100% of those we are now eligible can guarantee that they have a real ID.”
The actual ID can be identified by the black or gold star in the upper right corner of the ID. Sometimes stars appear in circles, and California places the star’s symbol within the golden bear.
Not everyone needs a real ID. If you do not fly to or enter a federal building, your legacy ID will remain valid until the expiration date.
Louisiana and Tennessee did not respond to CBS News inquiries. Indiana requested that CBS News submit a request for the Free Information Act. Based on local media coverage, Louisiana is around 30% compliance and almost 47% in Tennessee.
As the state continues to handle actual identity applications, compliance numbers will continue to change, and CBS News will update these numbers before the May 7 deadline.
Taylor Johnston, Sarah Plos and Kathryn Krupnik contributed to this report.
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