Department of Homeland Security Extends REAL ID Enforcement Grace Period for Pennsylvania

Department of Homeland Security Extends REAL ID Enforcement Grace Period
for Pennsylvania

10/11/2017-HARRISBURG

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a REAL ID
enforcement
grace period through January 22, 2018, which means that Pennsylvania
residents
will not face access issues when entering federal facilities through at
least
that date.

This grace period goes into effect on Wednesday, October 11, and applies to

jurisdictions currently under compliance extensions set to expire October
10.
In addition to Pennsylvania, there are 29 total jurisdictions with October
10
extension expirations.

PennDOT submitted an extension request to DHS in early September and is
currently awaiting DHS response.

The enforcement grace period applies only to entrance to federal
facilities.
There is no enforcement on commercial air travel until January 22, 2018.

PennDOT has begun work on the implementation of REAL ID, and estimates REAL

ID-compliant driver licenses and identification cards will be available at
the
customer's option in March 2019. This will allow ample time for customers
who
want a REAL ID product to get one before the final DHS effective date of
October 1, 2020.

Information on REAL ID in Pennsylvania, including frequently asked
questions,
is available at www.dmv.pa.gov.

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