DHS Final Rule on Waiver for Mobile Driver’s Licenses

DHS published a final rule amending the REAL ID regulations to waive, on a temporary and state-by-state basis, the regulatory requirement that mobile or digital driver’s licenses or identification cards (collectively “mobile driver’s licenses” or “mDLs”) must be compliant with REAL ID requirements to be accepted by federal agencies for official purposes, as defined by the REAL ID Act, when full enforcement of the REAL ID Act and regulations begins on 5/7/25. The rule is effective as of 11/25/24. (89 FR 85340, 10/25/24)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

6 CFR Part 37

[Docket No. TSA–2023–0002]

RIN 1652–AA76

Minimum Standards for Driver’s Licenses and Identification Cards Acceptable by Federal Agencies for Official Purposes; Waiver for Mobile Driver’s Licenses

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Final rule.