Originally Posted by
pmocek
Originally Posted by
TSO1973
We see damaged ID's pretty often. I've had some handed to me that were almost broken in half. So long as the needed info is visible and there's no signs of tampering, should be good to go.
What is "the needed info"? What would it mean for someone to
not be "good to go"?
I believe it would be the following:
Effective June 21, 2008, adult passengers (18 and over) are required to show a U.S. federal or state-issued photo ID that contains the following: name, date of birth, gender, expiration date and a tamper-resistant feature in order to be allowed to go through the checkpoint and onto their flight.
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtrav...documents.shtm
The paragraph directly after the one you quoted on the TSA page contradicts the first, explaining that passengers are
not required to show such a photo ID:
Passengers who do not or cannot present an acceptable ID will have to provide information to the Transportation Security Officer performing Travel Document Checking duties in order to verify their identity.
Originally Posted by
TSO1973
Needed info would be things like name, gender, expiration date, is the person in the picture the same as the person presenting it to me, and the various features that make ID's much harder to forge, like the holograms and microprint....
Can you please be specific? You've implied that certain information must be visible on someone's identity credentials in order for someone to be "good to go". Yet presentation of such credentials is not required. I want to know what you think is required, and what it would mean for someone not to be "good to go".