{"id":233,"date":"2017-01-03T23:53:13","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T05:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moore96.com\/?p=233"},"modified":"2017-04-11T22:38:34","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T03:38:34","slug":"oklahoma-receives-real-id-extension-through-june-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.moore96.com\/?p=233","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma Receives REAL ID Extension through June 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Office of Governor Mary Fallin<\/strong><\/p>\n

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OKLAHOMA CITY \u2013 Governor Mary Fallin along with legislative leaders today announced that Oklahoma has received an extension through June 6, 2017, to meet the requirements in the REAL ID Act. But the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warned that failure for the state to act during the 2017 legislative session on legislation committing Oklahoma to all the REAL ID requirements could result in the denial of future extension requests.<\/p>\n

Without the extension, federal agencies later this month would have been prohibited from accepting Oklahoma driver’s licenses and identification cards, meaning those without identification that complies with the REAL ID Act won’t be able to enter a federal building, military base or courthouse. REAL ID enforcement for boarding commercial aircraft is scheduled to begin Jan. 22, 2018.<\/p>\n

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The letter<\/a> states that \u201cfor the duration of this extension, federal agencies may accept Oklahoma-issued drivers\u2019 licenses and identification cards for official purposes in accordance with the phased enforcement schedule and existing agency policies.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cAlthough this is great news for Oklahomans, this is only a temporary fix,\u201d said Fallin. \u201cWhile there will be no restrictions on individuals using Oklahoma licenses to fly or access federal buildings through June, legislation must be approved this session to make this permanent. I will continue to work with legislators, the state Department of Public Safety, Oklahoma\u2019s congressional delegation and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to ensure a permanent solution is passed into law before this extension expires in June.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Identical letters sent to Fallin and Senate President Pro Tempore Mike Schulz and House Speaker Charles McCall state that DHS \u201crecognizes Oklahoma\u2019s efforts in enhancing the security of its driver\u2019s licenses and identification cards\u201d and granted the extension \u201cindicating the plans of your administration and state legislative leaders to move forward on a legislative solution and their expectation that a vote will occur in the 2017 legislative session. This extension is intended to provide Oklahoma with the opportunity to take any necessary steps needed to meet all the requirements of the REAL ID Act and implementing regulation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m pleased Oklahoma has been granted an extension by the Department of Homeland Security,\u201d Schulz said. \u201cDHS recognized Oklahoma\u2019s sincere efforts to resolve issues in complying with the federal REAL ID law. This is an important issue for the thousands of Oklahomans whose livelihoods depend upon access to federal buildings and military installations, and it is an issue of convenience in regards to airline travel. There\u2019s still more work to do to solve this issue permanently, but addressing REAL ID compliance will remain a high priority when the Legislature convenes in a few weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n

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McCall said: \u201cI am very pleased that the federal government is giving us additional time to develop a legislative solution to this issue. This extension will allow our citizens to continue to interact with our federal entities without interruption. House Republicans are committed to a solution that will bring Oklahoma into compliance with the Real ID Act while also protecting the privacy and liberty of our citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Fallin, Schulz and McCall wrote a letter<\/a> last month to DHS requesting the extension.<\/p>\n

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Congress passed the REAL ID Act in 2005 to make driver’s licenses harder to forge. Oklahoma legislators in 2007 passed a bill forbidding the state from meeting provisions of the act.<\/p>\n

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Protecting the citizens of our 50 United States is a primary duty of the federal government. \u00a0Oklahomans value\u00a0their liberty and freedom of movement that is protected by the U.S. Constitution. \u00a0REAL ID provides multiple options for you to travel on federally regulated aircraft, entry into some federal buildings, nuclear facilities and military facilities.<\/p>\n

Visit\u00a0TSA.gov<\/a>\u00a0for more information about REALID.<\/p>\n

The Oklahoma State Legislature is working to make a reasonable option available to Oklahomans. \u00a0If you want or need to convert
\nyour Oklahoma drivers license into a REAL ID, you will be able to do so with an increase in cost. \u00a0We want your documentation,
\nrequired to be scanned and stored online to be as secure as possible.<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t want or need a REAL ID we want your documentation you submit for a Oklahoma drivers license to be separated from the
\nREAL ID system for greater security.<\/p>\n

We also want Tag Agents to continue to be part of the drivers license delivery system and continue to serve the public in
\nexpeditious manner we\u2019ve come to expect. \u00a0REAL ID in its current form threatens TAG Agencies\u2019 ability to process drivers licenses
\nand \/ or REAL ID.<\/p>\n

We cannot guarantee any documentation you submit will be safe from hacking and ID theft.<\/p>\n

If you have any questions contact your State Representative, State Senator, Department of Public Safety and TAG Agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Office of Governor Mary Fallin OKLAHOMA CITY \u2013 Governor Mary Fallin along with legislative leaders today announced that Oklahoma has received an extension through June 6, 2017, to meet the requirements in the REAL ID Act. But the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warned that failure for the state to act during the 2017 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88889,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.moore96.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.moore96.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.moore96.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.moore96.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/88889"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.moore96.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=233"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.moore96.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":238,"href":"http:\/\/www.moore96.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233\/revisions\/238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.moore96.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.moore96.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.moore96.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}