At an estimated cost of $40 millino dollars for a state of 1.5 million people, it is no wonder the DMV is relieved the federal government granted an extension. The Charleston Gazette reports:
Until recently, West Virginia’s Division of Motor Vehicles thought it would face a $40 million headache to begin implementing federal Real ID mandates for state driver’s licenses this year.
Share ThisInstead of having to begin implementing the Real ID requirements this May, and having to complete the changeover of all 1.5 million state driver’s licenses within 2 1/2 years, the extension gives West Virginia until 2017 to complete the process, he said.
With the extension, drivers born after 1964 will have to have Real ID-compliant licenses by 2014, and drivers born in 1964 or earlier will have to have the new licenses by 2017.
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