With eight months to go, the state Department of Motor Vehicles has issued Real IDs to just 25% of California’s 27 million drivers since it began providing the new licenses in January 2018. The DMV would have to issue at least 1.1 million Real IDs each month to get them to all licensed drivers expected to apply for one by October. Assemblyman Jim Patterson (R-Fresno) said he is not surprised that the number of Real IDs issued decreased last month, while average wait times have crept up. “We are building capacity by reducing transaction times, but with more people coming in, wait times increased slightly,” Gore said. Are my eyes wide open about the Real ID program coming in October?

Source: Los Angeles Times February 07, 2020 12:56 UTC