Sep 10, 2008 2:35 pm US/Eastern
Changes To Florida Driver's Licenses Begin Oct. 1
New Identification Requirements
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A person will be allowed to elect the school option to avoid points five times in a 10-year period instead of five times in a lifetime
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Starting Oct. 1st, the state will make it harder for Floridians to receive a new or renewed driver's license. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles has enacted stringent requirements relating to the documents that must be presented in order for someone to prove his or her identity.
One of the most important new safeguards will be everyone will be asked to present proof of a Social Security number.
People must present proof of social security number (for example, social security card or any of the following documents showing your social security number: tax return, W-2 form, property tax statement, pay check, DD-214, school record).
All passports, permanent resident cards and employment authorization cards presented as proof of identification or legal presence must be valid. Expired documents will not be accepted.
The department will no longer accept driver licenses or identification cards issued by other states as primary identification.
A person will be allowed to elect the school option to avoid points five times in a 10-year period instead of five times in a lifetime.
In addition to identification requirements, license fees and the length of time for which certain identification cards and motor vehicle licenses are valid are changing.
There are 14-million licensed Florida drivers. Every year the Florida motor vehicle department issues 800,000 plus new drivers licenses. New residents to Florida with out-of-state licenses usually reach well over 400,000 annually.
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