REAL ID Reminder - PennDOT Bulletin 25-16

REAL ID - As a reminder, PennDOT began issuing REAL ID credentials March 1, 2019. 

March 1, 2019. PennDOT advised, in 2019, that customers may use their current or expired identification credential AND their REAL ID receipt in lieu of the acceptable identification credentials listed on the Acceptable Proof of Identification Documents for Completing Motor Vehicle Forms Fact Sheet, while the customer waits for their REAL ID product to be mailed to them. In addition, new residents to Pennsylvania may use their out of state license AND their REAL ID receipt in place of a valid Pennsylvania credential.

It is important to note that the receipt, along with the customers original driver license, is considered a temporary driver license credential issued by PennDOT. This receipt is only issued if the customer does not visit one of the 12 REAL ID centers across Pennsylvania that issue the REAL ID credential over the counter. For those customers who were issued a REAL ID receipt will receive their REAL ID credential in the mail within 15 business days of the issuance of the REAL ID receipt.

If an authorized agent/notary is concerned the documents presented do not meet their requirements under the notary law for purposes of notarizing an applicant’s signature, they will need to advise the customer to visit one of the 12 REAL ID centers that issue the REAL ID credentials over the counter. Once the customer obtains the REAL ID credential, the customer would need to return to complete their application for a certificate of title and/or registration.

For additional information, please visit www.PennDOT.gov/REALID.

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