NIAGARA FALLS, NY (WIVB) — For over two months, travelers have needed to bring a real ID or other compliant identification to board a flight. Now, the Niagara County Clerk is getting the word out about an issue with enhanced CDL licenses.
“It’s throughout the country, if you have a enhanced real ID driver’s license, CDL, that’s the license they’re having issues with,” said Niagara County Clerk Joseph Jastrzemski. “When you have that license, what they do is they put it into a scanner and it’s having difficulty reading that it’s a real ID compliant driver’s license.”
In a statement, the New York State DMV Office said an update to the scanners is expected to be made later this month. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) believes the update will fix the problem, they said.
“TSA remains committed to adapting our technologies and procedures to support secure and efficient screening for all passengers,” a TSA spokesperson said.
According to TSA, “multiple layers of verification” for multiple types of IDs are in place.
Though it is not a requirement, Jastrzemski encourages anyone with a enhanced CDL license to bring extra documentation with them to the airport.
“We encourage them to bring some extra ID with them … the one gentleman I know he had a pistol permit ID that he showed along with his social security card,” he said. “The more proof that you have, the more proof that an individual has, the better it will be and the smoother it will go.”
He recommends anyone who doesn’t have a real ID compliant identification to take some time and get a Real ID, enhanced drivers license and/or a passport.
To make an appointment with the Niagara County Clerk’s office visit their website here. To find out what is Real ID compliant, visit TSA’s website here.
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