BAKERSFIELD, Calif. ( KGET ) — The REAL ID Act was passed by Congress in 2005 in the wake of 9/11 to set a strict new standard for issuing driver’s licenses, and other ID cards.
Anyone 18 years old and older who plans to fly needs a REAL ID to enter commercial aircraft, certain federal facilities, and nuclear power plants.
“You shouldn’t have waited too long,” Bakersfield resident Mickey Mahoney said.
California DMV urges residents to get a REAL ID before upcoming deadline
“I went into Walmart one time to pick up some ammunition cause I was going to the range, and they wouldn’t sell it to me because I didn’t have the REAL ID card.”…