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WestVIrgInIACArryIngoutreAlIddrIVerx19slICenselAWWestVirginiacontinuestoissuenewdriverx19slicensesthatmeetnationalstandardsadoptedafterthe911terroristattacksamidarefusalbyanumberofotherstatestocarryoutthefederalRealIDlawDeputyDivisionofMotorVehiclesCommissionerStevenDaletoldlawmakersthisweek.DalesaidtheDMVbegantheeffortwithlicensesupforrenewalorappliedforthisyear.WestVirginiax19s1.3milliondriversmustrenewtheirlicensesevery1veyears.x1cThisgivesallofourcitizenstheopportunityofgoingthroughtheprocesswithoutrequiringthemtocomeinandmakeaspecialtripx1dDalesaid.x1cIfwehaddelayedimplementingRealIDasofthisyearnotonlywouldthathavecausedfurtherinconvenienceforourcitizensitalsowouldhavedoubledupourworkload.x1dOncedriversgetthenewlicensestheywonx19thavetobringinthevariousidenti1cationdocumentsrequiredbyRealIDfortheirnextrenewalbecausetheagencyisscanningandstoringthemelectronicallyDaletoldapairofHouse-Senateoversightcommittees.ButsecuringthenecessaryproofofidentityandresidencyremainsahassleforsomeWestVirginiansparticularlyseniorsandthoseon1xedincomesDalesaidcitingconsumercomplaints.LawmakersalsoquestionedwhythestatemailsoutthenewlicensesgiventhenatureofdeliveryservicesinmostlyruralWestVirginia.DalesaidthenewlicensescomefromasinglesourceinIndianawhichalsohandleslicensesforotherstates.WestVirginiawouldhavetoupgradesecurityatits25DMVlocationstoprovidethemtherehesaid.PeoplecanstillbehandedlicenseswhentheyvisittheDMVtoapplyforonex14butthesearemarkedasinvalidasafederallyrecognizedID.x1cWex19vehadanextremelygoodsuccessratewiththeU.S.Mailasfaraspeoplegettingtheirlicensesx1dDalesaid.x19Afterpostponingthedeadlineseveraltimesfederalof1cialshavewarnedthatonlypeoplefromRealID-compliantstatescanboardcommercial2ightsandenterfederalbuildingswithoutadditionalsecurityscreeningsasofJan.152013.Thedeadlineforreplacingalllicenseswithonesthatmeetthelawx19sstandardsisDecember2017Dalesaidwhoaddedthatthefederalgovernmentmaywieldsanctionsagainststatesthatignorethelaw.PeopleseekingWestVirginiadriverx19slicensemustpresenttheiroriginalSocialSecuritycardandoneotherdocumentshowingtheiridentityacerti1edororiginalbirthcerti1cateavalidU.S.passportorimmigrationdocumentsiftheyareforeign-born.AfederalW-2taxandwagestatementSocialSecuritybene1tformorpayrollstubwithsuf1cientdetailscansubstitutefortheSocialSecurityCard.ApplicantsmustalsoprovidetwodocumentsshowingtheirresidencysuchasutilitybillsissuedwithintheprevioustwomonthsaW-2vehicleregistrationcardoraconcealedweaponspermit.WestVirginiaalreadyrequiredseveraloftheRealIDmandatesbeforethefederallawpassedin2005DalesaidincludingashowingofproofthatapersonisintheU.S.legally.x1cItx19sagreatbighurdleinalotofotherstatestodothatx1dDalesaidofthelegalpresencemandate.NeighboringVirginiaisamongthosestates.Virginiaisalsoamong1vestatesthatprovided30differentidenti1cationcardstoallbutoneofthe19Sept.11hijackersDalesaid.WhileVirginiahasrevampeditslicensingsystemDalesaiditx19smetnomorethan10oftheRealIDlawx19s39benchmarks.AmongothershortcomingsVirginiastillissueslicenseswithblack-and-whitephotosandisnx19tforcingthelegalpresencestandardDalesaid.x1cTheychosetograndfatherineverybodythathadadriverx19slicensealreadyx1dhetoldlawmakers.page9APublicationofIndependentInsuranceAgentsofWVcontinuedonpage10