Politics & Government

Pennsylvania First in Nation to Adopt New Driver's License Feature

The enhanced security feature will make fakes easier to spot.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation deployed a new security hologram on Monday that makes it easier to spot fake driver’s licenses and identification cards.

Pennsylvania is the first state in the nation to use this enhanced security feature.

“A driver’s license or identification card has always been a trusted source for establishing a person’s true identity,” PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch said. “We are steadfast in our resolve to combat counterfeit forms of identification, which ultimately jeopardize lives and hold great potential for harm to our national security.”

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The new hologram suppresses the “rainbow" colors normally associated with holographic images. The result is a hologram that appears to switch between white and black as the image is moved. Also, because the new image is of a much higher resolution, it is clearly visible in bright, moderate and even low-light environments. 

The technology is added to an array of security features, including a holographic overlay of county names and keystone outlines already embedded in current license and ID cards.

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Click here for more information and to see an example of the new security feature.

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