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All previously issued Georgia licenses and IDs will remain valid until the expiration date, when they will be exchanged for a newly-designed license or ID.

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Georgia's New Driver's Licenses & IDs
By Fall 2009, the Department of Driver Services (DDS) will begin issuing more secure driver's licenses and identification cards for Georgia residents.
The cards will have a dramatically different look and feel and will be the most secure that our state has ever issued!
Advantages of the new licensing process include increased fraud protection, added security features and machinereadable technology. It will be harder to steal someone's identity or counterleit a license.
Not only will the new licensing system provide more security, but it will enhance DDS' customer service efforts.
Modern technology will allow a faster issuance process which will benefit both customers and employees. A new data management system includes electronic imaging to scan documents where they may be easily accessed later.
The new processes will enable DDS to provide even faster, friendlier and easier service. More importantly, they will ensure that Georgia continues to protect the integrity and security of one of our State's most important processes.

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Customers MUST keep their address current with DDS. Permanent Laminated documents will be mailed to the customers' address on file with DDS.
Customers may be eligible for a free online address change. For information visit www.dds.ga.gov.

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A new security practice is the issuance ofan Interim license or ID for first issuance or renewal to each customer at DDS' centers. This process will help combat identity theft by allowing DDS to verify photographs stored in the system with customers presenting themselves for new documents.
The Interim is generally valid up to 45 days, when a Permanent Laminated license or ID is mailed to the customers' address on file with DDS.
All Interims are printed on special security paper and include a photo and signature. Data on the front ofthe card can be validated by reading the unencrypted 2-D barcode, and there are many other security features.

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The new Driver's License (DL/ID) and process changes, starting in the fall of 2009, will increase customer service, enhance public safety/homeland security, and improve our efficiency. These changes will lead to a more streamlined process positioning Georgia to remain a leader in service and security.
Key Benefits and Common Card Features:
Customer Service:
The peach and the outline of Georgia are featured in a prominent position, representing a healthy, educated, growing, and safe Georgia.
In most cases, the entire customer transaction, including the photo, will be processed at one service window.
Faster problem resolution with better equipment and electronic document imaging. A different card layout for those under 21 for easier identification.
Public Safety and Homeland Security:
New security features that help fight against both alteration of "real" cards and printing of "fake" cards. Customers will receive an interim document from their local service center. Permanent Driver's
Licenses will be mailed from a secure, discrete location. Overnight audit capability prior to issuing a permanent license, allowing for customers' authentication
of government issued documents and reducing identity theft and identity fraud. Data on the front of the card can be validated by businesses and law enforcement officials by reading the
2D barcode on the back of the card. Law enforcement will have real time access to photographs. Overt and covert security features that are difficult to detect and hard to replicate, such as a laser
engraved signature and duplicate images of the cardholder on the license.
Process Efficiencies and Accountability:
The new system creates the foundation for customer accounts. The new process and equipment will transition from micro-film to modern scanned electronic images for
securing, storing, maintaining, and backing up data. Modern equipment that is faster and less expensive to operate. The new point of sale processing integrates credit card and cash transactions with the system providing
better tracking, reporting, and auditing functionality leading to more financial accountability.

Card Specific Security Features: Interim DL/ID:
Logo and fibers that react to ultraviolet light. Overlapping signatures and data on the photo. Duplicate image of cardholder. Digitized signature and color photo. Heat sensitive icon for validating the authenticity of the document. Pre-printed security paper with pattern that is hard to replicate. 2D scanable and machine-readable barcode for businesses and law enforcement.
Permanent DL/ID:
Unique pattern of intricate, repetitive, overlapping curves and lines that is difficult to replicate. Overlapping signatures and data on the photo. Duplicate image of cardholder. Laser engraved signature, date of birth, and duplicate photo. Embedded security feature that reacts to ultraviolet light. Kinegram or anti-counterfeit device. 2D scanable and machine-readable barcode for businesses and law enforcement.
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