The Brief
- A Farmington woman says her son’s same-day driver’s license was flagged as fake, prompting a call to police.
- Driver and Vehicle Services acknowledged that its same-day cards look and feel different from its standard cards.
- The same-day cards have been issued in Lakeville and Moorhead since October 2022 as part of a pilot program.
LAKEVILLE, Minn. (FOX 9) – Some Minnesotans are saying their same-day driver’s licenses and ID cards have been flagged as counterfeit at bars and in airports, leading to embarrassing situations.
Same-day driver’s licenses, ID cards mistaken for fakes
The backstory:
Dawn Gorr, of Farmington, said her son received his driver’s license on March 14, the same day he applied for it at the DVS office in Lakeville.
But when he tried to use it at several bars in Wisconsin to celebrate his 21st birthday, every bartender rejected it, suspecting it was counterfeit. One bartender even called the police on her son, she said.…