Originally Posted by
cbn42
The federal government does not allow this. You have to show two residency documents per the REAL ID Act. States also are no longer allowed to issue licenses on the spot and must mail them to you, but that is a separate matter.
The feds have granted California (and other affected states) a concession that allows affected cardholders to provide their second proof of residency by checking a box on a letter. This will avoid having the situation where their licenses are no longer valid due to the DMV misinterpreting the law (or DHS being overly strict about it, depending on your perspective).
Is the "must mail the license" requirement part of the RealID Act? What's the rationale behind it? Maryland is doing it, too, even though they used to issue licenses on the spot before the RealID carp started screwing things up.