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ENCORE: Idaho Transportation Department Recommends Updating Identification Before 2020

IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Idahoans will need to get a Star Card ID from the DMV by October, 2020 if they want to fly or enter a federal building.

This segment originally aired on February 26, 2019.

The Real ID Act of 2005 was a post-9/11 attempt to normalize government-issued ID standards across the country. Beginning in 2020, Idahoans will need a Star Card to board flights and enter federal buildings. Idaho Matters talks about the new ID standards with the state's DMV.

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