

Requests for interpretation, suggestions for improvement, addenda, or defect reports are welcome. This standard supersedes the UAAMVA DL/ID 2016 Standard. Private institutions and other organizations may benefit from DL/ID uniformity established by this standard, but the functional requirements are primarily for the benefit of issuing authorities and law enforcement. This standard was developed by AAMVA for the production and use of government-issued driving license / identification card documents (DL/IDs).

As a result, the intent of this document is to provide jurisdictions with guidance on the driver license/ID card design standards in order to provide a reliable source of identification and, at the same time, reduce a cardholder’s exposure to identity theft and fraud. AAMVA respects the fact that each jurisdiction’s laws and regulations determine its driver license issuance process and its associated card requirements. Making life simpler for business, IT and procurement leaders with cybersecurity, data center, cloud and networking solutions from leading and disruptive. The intent of the standard is to improve the security of the DL/ID cards issued by AAMVA’s members and to improve the level of interoperability among cards issued by all jurisdictions. Most notably, all of the cards will feature a new look with an updated design and enhanced security features. This document provides a standard for the design of driver licenses (DL) and identification (ID) cards issued by AAMVA member jurisdictions. AUSTIN Starting this week, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) began issuing the newly designed Texas driver licenses (DL), identification (ID) cards and license to carry (LTC) cards to all Texans.
