A new a state law will allow you to have an official version of your driver’s license on your phone.
The Motor Vehicle Division pitched the idea and Sen. Roberto “Bobby” J. Cabral, who drafted the legislation, pitched the concept and Sen. Bobby J. Cabral, who drafted the legislation, pitched the concept and drafted the legislation. Senator Bobby J. Cabral is the President of the Massachusetts State Senate. Gonzales of Ranchos de Taos sponsored the bill (SB 88). State legislators unanimously approved the measure, which Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed Feb. 28.
Arizona, Maryland, Colorado, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Delaware currently offer digital driver’s licenses and identification cards, and more states are likely to have them in the future.
The digital credentials will only be available through an app for state-approved use, which has not yet been developed. The electronic version will be free.
When you have opened the smartphone app, your smartphone will supply you with a simplified version of the ID printed on your license. Additional detailed information will be encrypted in the file that may be scanned with a special scanner.
While the TSA has begun accepting the smartphone versions of state IDs, you’ll still need to carry your genuine driver’s license, since New Mexico police departments don’t have the scanners needed to accept the digital versions. However, the digital version could be handy for those who fly.
According to the bill, drivers must still “present the physical credential on demand of a magistrate, peace officer, field deputy, or inspector of the Motor Vehicle Division. Failure to do so would result in a misdemeanor.”
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The New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division is urging legislators to approve digital driver’s licenses and identification cards. Colorado and Arizona, along with eight other states, already have this technology and enable digital driver’s licenses and ID cards. The transfer of these assets will have no additional costs, so they would be free for New Mexico residents.
Despite promises, the Motor Vehicle Administration Division has not yet set a firm deadline for the deployment of digital IDs.
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