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unapatriciated

(5,390 posts)
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 07:50 PM Jul 2012

Good Luck renewing your GA Dirvers License.

You will now need four pieces of identification. Glad I renewed mine in May.
http://www.11alive.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=241066

ATLANTA (WXIA) -- Motorists with a Georgia driver's license that is set to renew on July 1 or later are looking at major changes to the way they update their licenses.

In order to renew or reinstate a driver's license, motorists will have to go to the license office in person and provide proof of who they are along with where they live.

When they show up, motorists will have to provide an original copy of a birth certificate or current passport, along with a Social Security card or document like a W-2 or income tax return that shows a Social Security number -- and two documents that verify a motorist's permanant address.

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Good Luck renewing your GA Dirvers License. (Original Post) unapatriciated Jul 2012 OP
Good grief! femmocrat Jul 2012 #1
They installed the birth certificate thing in Missouri a few years back Sherman A1 Jul 2012 #3
Wow, in that case, I could be classified as an illigal immigrant. demosincebirth Jul 2012 #2
Why do people need a passport if they never travel out of the country? That is expensive if southernyankeebelle Jul 2012 #4
hubby has to renew his next year. unapatriciated Jul 2012 #6
I think so too. What about soldiers who are out of the country and have GA Licenses? southernyankeebelle Jul 2012 #10
There are special procedures for military who are not physically resident in the state ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #16
Well I know my husband is retired from the military. But I am wondering if a soldier is needing southernyankeebelle Jul 2012 #17
I bet he'll need all of the documents, Ilsa Jul 2012 #15
Thank god we don't live in GA. However, I have a sister living there. But this is one thing southernyankeebelle Jul 2012 #18
It's some federal anti-terrorist bullshit going back to the Patriot Act... TreasonousBastard Jul 2012 #5
The Real ID Act of 2005 unapatriciated Jul 2012 #8
they required that of me when i moved here 12 years ago. rateyes Jul 2012 #7
We moved here six years ago and all we had to do was surrender our Ca Drivers license. unapatriciated Jul 2012 #9
Voter suppression in the making Liberal Gramma Jul 2012 #11
I agree TPTB do not want poor people voting. unapatriciated Jul 2012 #14
When people start losing their driver's license drm604 Jul 2012 #12
If you are a married woman, you need Ilsa Jul 2012 #13
I renewed for ten years and still have five to go... Phentex Jul 2012 #19
Same here (I have 6 yrs to go), but ecstatic Jul 2012 #21
You're probably right!... Phentex Jul 2012 #22
My renewal is due in January 2014. RebelOne Jul 2012 #20
When I first heard about this, I thought it was a joke. demilib Aug 2012 #23

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
3. They installed the birth certificate thing in Missouri a few years back
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 07:56 PM
Jul 2012

the beauty of this was in order to get a certified copy of your birth certificate, you had to show your driver's license. I recently went to renew mine at the DMV office and they didn't even look at the passport I brought along for I.D. just the old driver's license and of course the check to pay for it all.

 

southernyankeebelle

(11,304 posts)
4. Why do people need a passport if they never travel out of the country? That is expensive if
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 07:59 PM
Jul 2012

you aren't going to use it.

Well I wonder how would it work if my husband was a German when he was born and was adopted and brought here at the age of 4 or 5. His birth certificate is in German. He is an american citizen. So how will that work, I wonder?

unapatriciated

(5,390 posts)
6. hubby has to renew his next year.
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 08:07 PM
Jul 2012

All the utilities and house is in my name. He only has one credit card bill that is mailed to the home address. So he will have to put one of the utilities in his name to satisfy the last requirement. They say this is all about keeping us safe, I say it is more about voter suppression.

ProgressiveProfessor

(22,144 posts)
16. There are special procedures for military who are not physically resident in the state
Sat Jul 7, 2012, 07:53 AM
Jul 2012

If you have declared State X as your residence, you and your family carry their drivers license and license plates for your car, regardless of where you live. Look for a lot of Texas plates near USAF bases and Florida plates near NAVAIR facilities.

 

southernyankeebelle

(11,304 posts)
17. Well I know my husband is retired from the military. But I am wondering if a soldier is needing
Sat Jul 7, 2012, 09:33 AM
Jul 2012

to update his license I guess what you are saying is really there is no change. My nephew is from GA and he is a civilian working for the military and will be taking a new job in another state. He has decided to go for a year to see if he will like it and if he does he will move his family to his new state. I can't see why he wouldn't like it. There are so much opportunities in the MD, VA and DC areas for the kind of work he will be doing.

Ilsa

(62,261 posts)
15. I bet he'll need all of the documents,
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 09:13 PM
Jul 2012

including adoption papers with his birth certificate, not that they can read it.

 

southernyankeebelle

(11,304 posts)
18. Thank god we don't live in GA. However, I have a sister living there. But this is one thing
Sat Jul 7, 2012, 09:35 AM
Jul 2012

that bothers me is the passport. Many people don't travel. If you have your birth certificate that should be enough to get whatever else they want. Why birth certificate?

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
5. It's some federal anti-terrorist bullshit going back to the Patriot Act...
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 08:03 PM
Jul 2012

and NY and NJ did similar stuff years ago.

Wotta pain in the ass, but we all managed to get renewed.

FWIW, there's an office in NYC where I went in, gave them my name and birthdate and 15 bucks, and they printed out a generic birth certificate. (I didn't try giving them someone else's name)

Liberal Gramma

(1,471 posts)
11. Voter suppression in the making
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 09:08 PM
Jul 2012

The intent is to cleanse the electoral rolls of poor people who might not have this kind of documentation. Similar to Jim Crow laws and should be just as illegal.

drm604

(16,230 posts)
12. When people start losing their driver's license
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 09:12 PM
Jul 2012

over some paperwork requirements, they will raise hell regardless of their party.

Ilsa

(62,261 posts)
13. If you are a married woman, you need
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 09:12 PM
Jul 2012

to bring your marriage license if your birth certificate name doesn't match the name on the other documents.

It also helps to call and make an appointment. You don't have to wait as long, but you may have to drive to an office further away.

Phentex

(16,526 posts)
19. I renewed for ten years and still have five to go...
Sat Jul 7, 2012, 10:33 AM
Jul 2012

I'm glad my youngest got his learner's permit before the new law just because of the lines they have shown on tv. When we got his, the process was quick and simple. I did have to bring SS, birth certificate and proof of attendance but I thought it was because of first issuance.

ecstatic

(34,458 posts)
21. Same here (I have 6 yrs to go), but
Sun Jul 29, 2012, 10:37 AM
Jul 2012

something tells me we'll be forced to renew sooner as more and more people question why our licenses look so retro. Hopefully, at a discount. Thank goodness I have a passport because I have no idea where my original BC is!

Phentex

(16,526 posts)
22. You're probably right!...
Sun Jul 29, 2012, 12:51 PM
Jul 2012

I do have a birth certificate but if the rumors are true, I'll have to show more than that. Talk about retro...I had longer hair when the picture was taken and ONE piece of my bangs decided to drop into the middle of my forehead so it looks like I have a stripe. I always hated that picture! But I do look younger in it - lol.

demilib

(100 posts)
23. When I first heard about this, I thought it was a joke.
Sun Aug 12, 2012, 09:16 PM
Aug 2012

Very glad I renewed mine in March, because I completely lost my birth certificate.

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