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THIS MEANS FOR YOU. >> JESSICA AND ABIGAIL IT’S BUSINESS AS USUAL, YOU CAN USE YOUR DRIVERS LICENSE OR ID, TO BOARD A PLANE OR GET INTO A FEDERAL BUDILING.L. -- BUILDING. BUT NEXT OCTOBER YOU WILL NEED A REAL ID PASSPORT OR MILITARY ID. >> THE REAL ACT ID IS A FEDERAL LAW THAT WENT INTO EFFECT IN 2005. IT IS TO CREATE ID CARDS WITH TECHNOLOGY MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT TO FORGE. INTO THOUSAND SEVEN, -- IN 2007 OKLAHOMA STATE LAWMAKERS CONCERNED HOW OUR PERSONAL INFORMATION WOULD BE STORED. PASSED A LAW SAYING WE DIDN’T HAVE TO COMPLY. >> IT WASN’T UNTIL 2017 THAT THE LEGISLATURE PASSED A NEW LAW SAYING OK DPS,YOU CAN NOW BECOME IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS. >> SARAH STEWART SAYS DPS OBTAINED A VENDOR, WHO IN THE LAST TWO YEARS HAS BEEN UPGRADING THE COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND INSTALLING NETWORK LINES TO 36 DPS OFFICES AND 249 TAG AGENCIES ACROSS THE STATE. A PROCESS SHE SAYS THAT TAKES YEARS OF PLANNING. >> WHEN PEOPLE BRING IN THESE DOCUMENTS TO VERIFY THEIR IDENTITY, WE HAVE TO SCAN THOSE DOCUMENTS AND HOLD THEM AND KEEP THEM. WE DON’T HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW. >> STEWART SAYS DPS IS ON TRACK TO BEGIN ISSUING REAL ID’S ON APRIL 30 IN SELECT LOCATIONS IN OKLAHOMA CITY AND TULSA, WITH FULL STATEWIDE IMPLEMENTATION AT ALL DPS OFFICES AND TAG AGENCIES BY THE END OF AUGUST. >> THIS IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. >> IF YOU DON’T EVER PLAN TO FLY OR ENTER A FEDERAL BUILDING, YOU WILL NEED A REAL ID. WE ARE ALIVE DOWNTOWN.

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has granted the state's REAL ID extension through Sept. 18, 2020, officials with the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety announced Thursday morning. Officials said this means the federal government will continue to recognize Oklahoma driver's licenses and ID cards for flying on commercial airlines or entering federal facilities until that time.“The Department of Public Safety and its new leadership are working quickly and effectively to update systems and take the necessary steps to implement REAL ID,” said Gov. Kevin Stitt. “This will be the final extension needed for our state to become fully compliant with federal law, as Oklahoma is set to begin issuing the updated IDs later next year. We are prioritizing this project in order to ensure our citizens can continue to use their Oklahoma licenses to travel seamlessly across the U.S. and enter federal facilities. By implementing REAL ID, we are also making sure our state remains competitive, successfully attracts new businesses, and retains our hardworking people as we continue to make Oklahoma a Top Ten state.” "We know Oklahomans are anxious for our state to become REAL ID compliant. Achieving this goal is the number one priority of DPS and we are on track to begin issuing REAL IDs beginning April 30, 2020 in select locations. We will be releasing more information in the near future to help citizens make decisions regarding their need for REAL ID, what documents will be needed to process the REAL ID request and locations that will be available to obtain their REAL ID. We intend to streamline this process and make it as easy as possible for Oklahomans to get a REAL ID,” Public Safety Commissioner John Scully said.Congress passed the REAL ID Act in 2005 to make driver's licenses more difficult to forge, officials said. Oklahoma legislators in 2007 passed a bill preventing the state from meeting provisions of the act.Lawmakers in 2017 passed legislation that was signed by former Gov. Mary Fallin, which allowed state officials to begin work on building a compliant system that includes training DPS employees and tag agents and updating the department's entire system.