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Colorful high-tech driver's licenses and state identification cards, designed for added security and to cut down on fake IDs, will start rolling out across Florida this month. But unless it's time to update a card because of an expiration date or a name or address change, there's no need to rush out for a new ID. In the works since 2014, the new design will become available Aug. 21 at a driver's license office in Volusia County's Orange City. A week later, offices in Okaloosa, Leon, Duval, Brevard, Manatee, Lee and Broward counties will start issuing the new licenses. “We are in the middle of reaching out to all of our stakeholders, and letting them know how to identify the new card, this is what it looks like, these are some of the security features you can look for,” said Alexis Bakofsky, a spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
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“Starting January 1, 2018, it will be the only credential that is issued in Florida.” Intended in part to crack down on fake licenses, the state agency expects to spend $460,000 to complete the statewide rollout. The money comes from the state's Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. The agency did not provide information on how much it has spent on the redesign. The card features nearly double the number of security features as the current card, Bakofsky said. “Some you'll see. Some you will not see,” Bakofsky said.
“That is to maintain security so that a law enforcement officer, or anyone who needs to authenticate that credential, can safely do so.” Each card will have better safeguards, from features that appear only when viewed under ultraviolet light to a pastel-colored linear rendering of the Florida state seal and a large orange “FL.” A head shot of the person who has been issued the card will appear in four locations, including one that is a part of a transparent background. A red box will be affixed to the front for people under 21, stating when the cardholder will reach that age. The back features an image of the state of Florida, the year 1845 in reference to the year of Florida's statehood and the word “Florida” amid blue lines representing ocean waves. The information on the card will also be linked through two barcodes and a magnetic stripe on the back. The state is working on a new feature to replace the magnetic stripe in 2019.
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Motorists in Iowa may be among the first in the nation to be able to whip out their smartphones to access their licenses at traffic stops. The Iowa Department of Transportation is developing a smartphone app that would allow drivers to access a digitally encoded license that would take the place of the conventional plastic ID card.
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. The Florida Department of Motor Vehicles has closed DMV offices throughout the state and merged all of its services to local county tax collectors. This affects all counties in Florida except for Miami-Dade, Broward, and Volusia. While the deadline to close all DMVs was set for June 30th 2015, many offices around the state have been closed for some time now.
Now that Florida DMVs have closed and tax collector’s have assumed more responsibilities, what does that mean for you? The decision to merge all DMV services to local tax collectors was voted upon and passed in. Florida isn’t the only state that has made this transition though. Reports that California, in addition to other states, have also transitioned from traditional, state-run DMV offices which includes the privatization of certain DMV services. What services will local tax collectors assume?. Renewing Florida driver licenses. Duplicating and replacing Florida driver licenses.
Issuing Florida identification cards. Specific reinstatements of licenses. Testing including eyes, ears, and others (not every location will offer this). Vehicle, motorcycle, boat, trailer, and RV registration renewals. Registration duplicates and replacements Long wait times at DMV offices. Now that Florida DMVs have closed and tax collector’s have assumed more responsibilities, what does that mean for you?
The purpose of merging DMV services to local tax collectors is to try and make the whole process more efficient in addition to cutting down on government spending. Long waits associated with the inefficiency at the DMV have long been a major issue for residents of countless counties nationwide. Recently conducted a study on the wait times around the country.
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Their study showed that Florida residents wait an average of 34.55 minutes at their local DMV office. To add to this, Florida ranks 20th out of all 41 surveyed states. These long wait times are generally attributed to many factors including:.
Florida’s rising population. Introduction of the licensing program (security measure to protect driver’s licenses). Small staff (average 11 employees on staff) While in 2011 Broward County, located in South Florida and home to popular cities like Fort Lauderdale, took measures to shorten the wait time at a few state-run DMV locations, the efforts were counterproductive. Broward though is one of the few counties in Florida which has privatized some of the traditional DMV services. Residents can get their tags renewed or obtain a duplicate at a tag agency without the long waits but are still required to do so in person and pay an additional fee. Since several DMV offices have been transferring their services to local tax collector’s offices in most other counties, the wait times are not getting any better particularly in larger counties like Palm Beach.
One convenience though that many counties in states across the country provide are wait time updates on their site, by text, email or some possible other form. Avoiding even longer wait times at the Tax Collector Go Online While many counties outside of the populous South Florida, Central Florida, and Tampa Bay area will not likely experience too much of an increase in wait times at tax collector’s offices, all county officials are advocating the use of their online processing systems. The online services will support simple requests like ordering license duplicates and renewals but will not offer the ability to do title transfers or other more complicated things. Online processing has the potential to save the state and individual counties a tremendous amount of money in many different ways but it does take a certain investment in order to set-up the online transaction process, tracking, and proper shipment. How each county chooses to handle those costs (whether to pass them on to those renewing online or take the hit) is really up to them but our service fee is what keeps our website processing renewals faster than the state and our Customer Care department staffed and ready to help all of our customers.