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Changes are coming to your wallet. Massachusetts is making several changes to the look and feel of driver's licenses.Starting on July 24, the Registry of Motor Vehicles will begin issuing licenses with new design and security features. Every license in the state will be upgraded to the new design within five years, as they expire.New features include raised lettering, similar to a credit card, laser perforations, ultraviolet ink and several secure background designs. Background images include the golden dome of the State House, the memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts 54th Regiment, the state bird and the state flower."The new licenses and ID cards are among the most secure and technologically advanced in all of North America," the RMV said. The security upgrades will also be applied to identification cards, liquor identification cards, junior operator licenses and under 21 driver's licenses.Get the WCVB News App