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TALLAHASSEE - Starting Jan. 1, 2010 you'll have to bring more documents to the DMV. There will be more documentation required for you to obtain a Florida Drivers license. Click here to read more.
New Driver's License Rules Require More Proof Of ID
TALLAHASSEE -- If you want to keep your driver's license, you'll soon have to pull out some documents that may be hard to come by. But if you can't find them, driving isn't the only privilege you stand to lose.
Beginning Jan. 1, 2010, Floridians renewing or obtaining a new card will be required to show proof of:
· Identification
· Social Security number
· Residential address
The state's transitioning to what's known as the "real ID" system. Without a driver's license, you won't be able to board a commercial flight or enter a federal building. "The federal government is requiring this. There is no grandfathering clause in the law, so we're having to see everybody again, get their documents from them, and then send them on their way," said Mike McCaskill from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
Though everyone's required to have a real ID by 2017, if you're under 50 years old, there's an even earlier deadline -- 2014.
If your license expires between now and Jan. 1, you can renew it.
However, you'll have to renew it again, in person, between Jan. 1 and your real ID deadline.
For more specific information about the documents you will need, click here.
Documents Now Required When You Come to a Driver License Office:
Proof of Identity (Click here for more information); one form of proof of residential address; and one form of proof of social security number from the lists below.
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Proof of Residential Address includes one of the following:
1. Deed, mortgage, monthly mortgage statement, mortgage payment booklet or residential rental/lease agreement
2. Florida Voter Registration Card
3. Florida Vehicle Registration or Title
4. Florida Boat Registration or Title (if living on a boat/houseboat)
5. A statement from a parent, step-parent or legal guardian of an applicant. The parent or guardian must reside at the same residence address, accompany the applicant and present "Proof of Residence Address"
6. A utility hook up or work order dated within 60 days of the application
7. Automobile Payment Booklet
8. Selective Service Card
9. Medical or health card with address listed
10. Current homeowner's insurance policy or bill
11. Current automobile insurance policy or bill
12. Educational institution transcript forms for the current school year
13. Unexpired professional license issued by a government agency in the U.S.
14. W-2 form or 1099 form
15. Form DS2019, Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor (J-1) status
16. A letter from a homeless shelter, transitional service provider, or a half-way house verifying that the customer resides at the shelter address
17. Utility bills, not more than two months old
18. Mail from financial institutions; including checking, savings, or investment account statements, not more than two months old
19. Mail from Federal, State, County or City government agencies (including city and county agencies)
20. Transients - Sexual Offender/Predator/Career Offender:
- FDLE Registration form completed by local sheriff's department
Proof of your social security number, if issued, includes one of the following:
1. Social Security card
2. W-2 form
3. Pay check
4. DD-214
5. School record
6. Documentation from the IRS containing your social security number