‘You shouldn’t have waited too long’: REAL ID enforcement begins in California on May 7

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.”…

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