SD Drivers License Renewal
Has anyone tried to renew their SD drivers license early. I will be traveling there this summer but my license are not due until next February. Was hoping to get it done six months early.
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The Mad Norsky wrote:SDcampowneroperator wrote:
Federal law requires all states to verify the identity of all persons this way. Your troubles ,regretably for you , are not an SD issue. In any state you would have had to prove yourself the same way.
Can we get back on topic about the pending online renewal?
Beg to disagree with that.
One of my sons just went through the South Dakota mess, getting license renewed.
However, the other son moved from North Dakota to Washington last summer. Went into DMV in Washington state with just his ND license and came out with new Washington license.
Not sure why Washington happened the way it did, but surely illustrates that not all are applying what obviously should be applied nation wide.
The state of Georgia refused to follow the Real ID Act until this last July. Luckily, I was aware of the change before I did my renewal last year (without an address change) and had all the original documents with me. Certified BC, Marriage License, SS Card, 2 other proof of addresses (bank statements, utility bills). After filling out the form with all the other states I've had a DL and any other names I've used, they scanned everything into their computer.
Now I have my Gold Star "Secure ID compliant" DL with 3 (ugly) photos, instead of the usual 2 that I've had since the 80's...
But unlike WA & NY that have an Enhanced DL, I still need a Passport to cross into Mexico, Bermuda or Canada. Unless that's changed in the last couple of years.
