A little background first.

I'm in Lousiana and my DL says it expires on my birthday 2004. When it comes time to renew, they send you a sticker that you apply on the back.

On both my Dh and mine, the stickers are up for renewal the latter half of this year and thus are "shot". Mine has rolled off completely; his is still there but you can't read some of the numbers.

Dh had a problem with this last time he flew. TSA screeners objected to two things: 1) they didn't like that the license said it was expired on the front and 2) they didn't like that they couldn't read all the numbers on the back (though you could clearly read the new expiration date... just not all the DL numbers on top of it). They seemed to have more of a problem that the front of the DL said it was expired.

Luckily, Dh has a concealed carry permit, and they accepted that identification, though they did have to consult with others on this.

I'm flying with my 3 kids in August, and obviously I plan to get a new sticker before I go. (I had recently gotten a speeding ticket and the state trooper didn't even care or mention it... he just called my info in and verified that it wasn't expired along with all the other stuff they call in for).

I'm just a little worried about the fact that the TSA apparently doesn't like the stickers on the back anyway and actually questioned Dh about it like they didn't believe the state would issue a sticker.

1) Do other states have this mailed new expiration sticker or is LA unusual in that aspect?

2) What do I do... what recourse do I have if TSA decides they dont' like my new sticker?

I don't want to borrow trouble, but since the TSA is just so stupid and tedious, I want to have at least an idea on how to handle this.

Thanks!