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As of this past Monday, Jan. 11, the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles in Carson City has begun issuing Advanced Secure Issuance (ASI) licenses and ID cards.
ASI is a new license or ID card marked with a gold star indicating it meets federal identification standards for boarding commercial aircraft and entering federal buildings where identification is required, and the DMV will also begin issuing those licenses and/or ID cards on Feb. 1 in Reno, and eventually statewide
Because the Department has met the first 18 bench marks of the federal Real ID Act, the licenses and ID cards Nevadans currently possess will be good for federal purposes for several years.
As a result, the Department recommends that motorists wait until their normal renewal date in the years ahead before applying for an ASI card.
The documents required to prove identity for an ASI card are the same documents Nevada already requires for first-time licensees and new residents. The difference is that DMV will be accepting only those documents it can electronically verify, and the only additional information required for an ASI card is utility bills or phone bills to prove residency.
Nevada's compliance with the Real ID Act has not been plagued by some of the problems of other states. In fact, the state has had one of the highest standards of identity in the nation for its licenses and ID cards, and the Department's migration to a central issuance process for cards last year resulted in its current card being one of the toughest to alter or counterfeit. Nevada has also been aggressive in pursing federal dollars to fund the compliance and, to date, has secured $3.7 million in federal grants.
In addition, some of the concerns about the Real ID Act have no basis in fact, such as the act requiring a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip in driver's licenses or a national database of driver information. When Governor Gibbons signed emergency regulations that allowed the Department to comply with federal law, he ensured the regulations had specific language that prohibits the use of RFID chips or other technology used to track individuals was included in the final Emergency Regulations. The regulations also define how the DMV will store and restrict access to personal identification data.
Complete information is available on the DMV's website at www.dmvnv.com.
*** It Is Important That States Begin Issuing secure the state-issued Identity Documents to prevent the Feds from issuing federal ID’s on their terms including RFID chips, etc!!!***
While the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicle’s rollout of Advanced Secure Issuance (ASI) is an important step to secure the state-issued Identity Documents, what should be noted is the low cost to implement the program.
Some Governors complained they have insufficient federal funding to implement the 18 benchmarks for better ID security. However, Nevada was able to meet those same benchmarks by the end of 2009 and with only $3.7 million dollars allocated by the federal government. The DMV says the funds amount to 80% of the funding needed to implement the law and will request future Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grants to fully meet their driver’s license and identity card upgrades.
If other states follow Nevada’s lead, full compliance with the law will fall well below the estimated $3.9 billion. The Department of Homeland Security has made available nearly $410 million available to states from fiscal year 2006 - 2009 and more money will follow.
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