Some states are seeing droves of people flocking to driver’s license bureaus to get the federally compliant REAL IDs. Those were created in federal law in 2005 and will be required for air travel beginning on May 7. But Ohio’s Bureau of Motor Vehicle offices are only seeing a slight uptick in people wanting those licenses.
Ohio’s Registrar of Motor Vehicles, Charlie Norman, said about 56% of Ohio’s driver’s licenses are REAL IDs. And because of state law, he said there’s no reason anyone who just wants a standard driver’s license can’t get it.
“Customers still have the option to choose as they’re renewing, or getting their first-time license for that matter, to choose either a standard or a compliant driver’s license,” Norman said…