The Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) recently announced that it will begin issuing upgraded driver’s licenses and ID cards starting in late Fall of 2024. The new cards will be the first in the US to use translucent polycarbonate, a new generation of laser-engraved card technology for enhanced security protection.
Alaska’s New, Upgraded Driver’s License
The new Alaska driver’s license and identification cards will include several advanced security features designed to make them both highly secure and difficult to counterfeit. The security features include:
- A translucent corner.
- Semi-translucent windows that allow clear visibility into the card’s structure.
- Window Lock technology, which creates a negative secondary portrait that appears as a clear image when held up to light. This technology is a sophisticated laser ablation personalization process displaying the secondary photo on a metallic material which is integrated into a transparent window.
- Updated ultraviolet (UV) ink on both the front and back sides of the card.
- Custom colors and personalized patterns.
REAL ID symbol will remain the same
The symbol to indicate REAL ID compliance on Alaska’s driver’s license and ID card will be the same as for the previous version: A black circle with a white star cutout.
Sources/References:
Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles
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