Real ID

The Secretary of State and Maine legislators have sent a letter to the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security requesting a phased-in approach to the implementation of the Real ID Act.

As the May 7 Real ID deadline approaches, Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows says Bureau of Motor Vehicles branches across the state are seeing a huge influx of applicants.

The federal government has set May 7, 2025, as the date when Americans will need special, enhanced driver's licenses or passports to fly or enter some federal buildings.

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows says that about 14% of people with drivers licenses and state ID's have REAL ID-compliant credentials.

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The language is changing on Maine driver's licenses that do not comply with the federal Real ID Act.As of July 1, 2019, Mainers have had the option of…

AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine residents who want to use air travel have exactly a year to bring their identification cards into compliance with Real ID laws. The…

Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is trying to clear up some confusion about so-called "Real ID" now that the Maine Bureau of Motor vehicles has…

Beginning today, Maine is offering REAL ID-compliant driver's licenses at all Bureau of Motor Vehicle branches. REAL-ID is the post-9/11 federal statute…