The state of Georgia produced a new driver’s license that they will begin to issue in Septemner 2009. The old style has been in use for 12 years, so this one may catch you off guard the first time you see it. The current style will remain valid until they expire.
The new licenses are supposedly harder to counterfeit. They feature “ghost” photos in the background of the license, a laser engraved signature, a barcode with the license information encoded, and a tamper resistant coding.
I don’t know if the new license will deter counterfeiting, but they do look different from the old style, so don’t be surprised when they make their way into the system.
Richard is a police officer with a medium sized, central Florida department, and previously worked for a Metro-Atlanta agency. He has served as a field training officer, court officer, corporal, sergeant, lieutenant, watch commander, commander of a field training and evaluation program, and general pain in the butt to management-types looking to cut training hours.
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Virginia began implementing something very similar this year. It’s a huge change. I think it’s supposed to be Real ID compliant too.
We got a sample at the department to inspect and I’ve seen one of them in the wild.
I have enjoyed reading your reviews here. It seems like you do a really good job and I trust your evaluations. On that note, is there a chance that you could review the new 5.11 tactical light for life? I am getting ready to purchase a light for duty carry and I was wondering if this would be a good investment. Thanks again for the blog.
Scottish
Thanks for stopping by Scottish. The new 5.11 light is one of the things I have on the list for testing. I do not have one yet, so I cannot give you a time frame, but it is on the list. Thanks again for reading!
Richard