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PennDOT to phase in new licenses, ID cards

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has updated the design and enhanced the security features of its driver’s license and identification card products.

Driver and photo centers will transition to the new products by the end of October.

The new cards are not REAL ID-compliant. They will be available at the customer’s option in 2019.

Features include larger primary portrait and smaller ghost portrait, 2D bar code, with data from the front of the card unique to the card holder, laser perforation and lamination.

The magnetic strip has been eliminated on the back of the newly designed driver’s license and identification cards.

For more information and to see an image of the new card design, visit dmv.pa.gov.