Information of interest about driver licenses and ID Cards

KEY INFORMATION FOR PARENTS ON TEEN DRIVING: The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles launched a parents section on its teen driving website www.flhsmv.gov/teens. The new and improved website now provides parents with useful information to help them teach their teens to become safe drivers. Florida’s graduated driver licensing program allows teens to obtain a learner’s permit at age 15, which restricts them to driving only under certain conditions with a licensed adult. Other restrictions apply to teens with an operator’s license until their 18th birthday.

To ensure that both parents and teens have a complete understanding of the law, an explanation of each phase of the graduated licensing program and the related restrictions can be found on the website. Certain behaviors are associated with the cause of the high fatality rate of teen drivers including: inexperience and immaturity combined with speed, alcohol consumption, not wearing seatbelts, distractions, drowsiness, and driving when visibility is limited. The website includes a driving guide and a driving log to track the 50 hours of practice that teens must record to obtain their intermediate operator’s license. To visit the website, please go to: www.flhsmv.gov/teens

REAL ID PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGN ROLLS ALONG: Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles launched a two-year “Gather.Go.Get” campaign that will empower Floridians with the needed tools to obtain a driver license or identification card that meets the standards of the Real ID Act of 2005. The internal launch started on May 2009 with information to DHSMV and Tax Collector employees. The next phase of the campaign is directed ongoing at partner organizations across the state. Some of the groups include AAA, airports, airlines, rental car companies, and travel websites, the Florida Bar Association and the Fraternal Order of Police. The first two phases are designed to educate those who could potentially receive questions from the public. The final phase, Public Release, is scheduled to begin this month. The campaign will bring notice to the public through an interactive website, press releases, press conferences, public service announcements, mailings, paid media and other formats.
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY & MOTOR VEHICLES FEE SCHEDULE: Beginning September 1, 2009, certain fees for driver license and motor vehicle services will be changing. These new base fees were established by the Florida Legislature as part of the state’s budget development process. A combination of vehicle information is used to determine registration fees. They are the registration use, license plate type and class code. The class code is determined by the vehicle weight, body type, vehicle type and registration use. To see a sample, click here.

Customers will be notified of the new fees that are applicable to them via the renewal reminders that they will receive in the mail or at their local offices. A list of the new fees for the most frequently used motorist services is provided below. For a complete listing of all new motorist services fees, including the amount of the previous fee and the date of the most recent fee change, please click here. To review the Department’s most recent Benchmarking Analysis in which Florida’s operating costs and related fees were compared to several other participating states, click here. For a list of frequently asked questions and answers regarding Florida's new fees, click here.

DRIVER LICENSE AND IDENTIFICATION CARD RENEWAL: Driver licenses and identification cards can be renewed up 18 months prior to their expiration date. Please visit http://www.flhsmv.gov/ddl/renewing.html for more information regarding renewals.

REVIEW OF CURRENT REQUIREMENTS: Florida now requires additional documents for people renewing or obtaining their Florida driver license or identification card. Everyone must provide one proof of residential address, and one form of proof of social security number, if issued. The changes are required to bring Florida into compliance with the Real ID Act of 2005.

To renew or obtain a license or identification card, residents must now have one form of proof of residential address such as:
• Deed, mortgage, monthly mortgage statement, mortgage payment booklet or residential rental/lease agreement
• Florida Voter Registration Card
• Florida Vehicle Registration or Title
• A utility hook up or work order dated within 60 days of the application
• W-2 form or 1099 form
• A letter from a homeless shelter, transitional service provider, or a half-way house verifying that the customer resides at the shelter address

For a list of Proof of Residential Address documents, please visit http://www.flhsmv.gov/ddl/address.html.

Proof of social security number, if issued, includes one of the following:
• Social Security card
• Tax return
• W-2 form
• Pay check stub
• DD-214 (military discharge document)
• School record
• Documentation from the IRS containing your social security number
First time residents applying for a driver license or identification card must also provide proof of identity such as:

• Original or certified birth certificate (name on each document must match exactly or be accompanied by an official marriage certificate or court order)
• Valid passport

Non-US Citizens must provide additional documents such as:
• Valid permanent resident card
• Employment authorization card

The Department provides a list of acceptable documents online at http://www.flhsmv.gov/ddl/faqkeys.html.
REAL ID – BASIC FACTS: Florida will begin issuing Real ID driver licenses and ID cards no later than January 1, 2010. This means that:
• Your current, unexpired, Florida driver license or ID card will continue to be valid as identification for federal purposes until December 1, 2014 for individuals born after December 1, 1964, and December 1, 2017 for everyone else.
• After the 2014 and 2017 dates, Federal agencies will no longer accept a driver license or ID card unless it is Real ID compliant. This means you will not be allowed to board commercial flights or enter federal facilities unless you have a Real ID compliant document.

For more complete information about Real ID, please visit http://www.flhsmv.gov/realid/.

AN APPOINTMENT WILL SAVE YOU TIME! All customers who must visit one of our offices to renew, replace, or file a change of address to their driver license or identification card, are urged to secure an appointment prior to their visit. Connect via Internet at http://www.flhsmv.gov/oasis for an appointment to greatly reduce the length of the visit. Then link to the on-line pre-application and complete it before coming to one of our offices.

OUR OFFICE SCHEDULE: Driver license offices in Florida are open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Testing guidelines, that continue to provide excellent customer service, call for the start of the last oral examination and CDL test to begin each day at 3:30 p.m. The last written examinations and driving tests begin each day at 4:30 p.m. Please check our website at www.flhsmv.gov/offices/ for the most up-to-date information on office locations and schedules.
DRIVER LICENSES AND IDENTIFICATION CARDS FEES (In effect until 8/31/2009)
Class E (original) $27.00 CDL (renewal) $67.00
Class E (renewal) $20.00 ID Card (original) $10.00
CDL (original) $67.00 Endorsements $ 7.00
Driver License Services at Tax Collector office Service Fee $ 5.25

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Actualización de Información sobre Licencias de Manejo y DI

El Departamento de Seguridad en Carreteras y Vehículos Motorizados esta comprometido a proveer los servicios que ofrecemos con excelencia, integridad, cortesía, profesionalismo e innovación. Por favor déjenos saber como estamos cumpliendo nuestro compromiso a través de la encuesta del servicio al cliente que se encuentra en Internet - Encuesta del Servicio al Cliente.

Para información actualizada al mes de junio, por favor, visite:

http://www.flhsmv.gov/ddl/DetailsSpan.pdf

The Relay For Life, developed by the American Cancer Society

The Relay For Life, developed by the American Cancer Society

Hi! I’m writing you to let you know about a fantastic event I’m involved with this year - Relay For Life - and see if you might be interested in coming along side me in this fight against cancer.I will be serving as the Honorary Chair of the Relay For Life at Miami Metrozoo, taking place on Saturday, June 27, 2009 at the northeast parking lot entrance located at 12400 SW 152 Street in Miami. The event will begin at noon; the opening/survivor ceremony will take place at 1:00 p.m. and the Luminaria ceremony at 8:30 p.m.Billy the Marlin and the Marlins’ Mermaids will be on location and will join me in this effort. The Relay For Life, developed by the American Cancer Society, is a fundraiser where teams of participants take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event.With cancer affecting one in every three people, the relay serves as a reminder of those currently fighting or who have lost their battles with cancer. Speaking from personal experience, I know cancer does not discriminate; it can affect everyone from all walks of life. The relay brings a message of hope that the disease will one day be eliminated. This event is something that the whole community should rally behind in celebration of the survivors and in support of finding a cure that can help the thousands of people diagnosed with cancer every year in our country.Relay For Life is a wonderful community event that raises money to combat this disease and to spread awareness about how we can protect ourselves from cancer. It’s a time of celebrating those who have battled the disease, remembering those who have died and a chance to fight back against a disease that takes too much from too many.Funds raised at Relay For Life will enable the American Cancer Society to support local services and resources for cancer patients and their families. Funds also support critical cancer research and community education programs designed to teach people how to reduce their risk of developing cancer.I invite you, your friends, family, and co-workers to join “Team Moss” and participate in the Relay For Life at Metrozoo by making a tax-deductible donation. I’ve created a web page about my team to give you a better idea of what Relay For Life is all about. Check out my personal page to find out more information or to make a secure contribution. The link is further down in the email.If you would like to make an offline donation, please make checks payable to the American Cancer Society. For more information, you may contact Ashley Johnson in my office at 305-375-4832. Team Moss’ goal is $25,000. Please consider joining me in this fight against cancer!Sincerely,Chairman Dennis C. Moss, District 9Board of County Commissioners/Miami-Dade County

Actualizacion sobre Licencias de Conducción y los I. D. del mes de Mayo

Information of interest about driver licenses and ID Cards

NATIONAL RECOGNITION: The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles’ Emergency Contact Information system recently garnered national recognition as one of the top 50 most innovative government programs. The Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University today announced the 2009 Top 50 government innovations competing for the American Government Awards. More than 600 applicants competed for the honors, representing the work of city, county, state, federal and tribal government agencies. The DHSMV is a finalist for one of six awards to be announced in September.

To record your Emergency Contact Information please visit: https://www6.hsmv.state.fl.us/dlcheck/findcustomer

DHSMV PARTNERS WITH AAA: To better serve Florida motorists the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles has teamed up with AAA Auto Club South to offer Floridians the ability to easily renew a driver license, obtain a duplicate driver license, change a name or address on a driver license, get an identification card and register to vote. The first Driver License Service Desk is open to assist customers at the AAA Fort Myers branch and a second one just open in St. Petersburg. The Department has formed this partnership to provide driver license services potentially in ten AAA offices around the state. This cooperative agreement with AAA allows the department to expand driver license services at no cost. In the next six months, AAA will open two more Driver License Service Desks at its branch offices in Sarasota and Jacksonville.

DSHMV GARNERS 42 DAVIS PRODUCTIVITY AWARDS: The 2009 Davis Productivity Awards results are in, and DHSMV received 42 awards. After a challenge from Executive Director Electra Bustle last year for DHSMV to increase nominations in 2009, we more than doubled the amount of nominations we submitted and significantly increased the level of awards we received. Of the 42 nominations we submitted for the 2009 Davis Productivity Awards, all 42 were recognized, and four of the nominations received cash awards. The ideas and programs contain great innovations and cost savings by our members.

REAL ID – BASIC FACTS: Florida will begin issuing Real ID driver licenses and ID cards no later than January 1, 2010. This means that:
· Your current, unexpired, Florida driver license or ID card will continue to be valid as identification for federal purposes until December 1, 2014 for individuals born after December 1, 1964, and December 1, 2017 for everyone else.
· After the 2014 and 2017 dates, Federal agencies will no longer accept a driver license or ID card unless it is Real ID compliant. This means you will not be allowed to board commercial flights or enter federal facilities unless you have a Real ID compliant document.
· Florida already meets many of the Real ID requirements. We are on track to meet the remaining mandates and begin issuing Real ID compliant documents by January 1, 2010.

For more complete information about Real ID, please visit http://www.flhsmv.gov/realid/

NEW REQUIREMENTS: Florida now requires additional documents for people renewing or obtaining their Florida driver license or identification card. Everyone must provide one proof of residential address; and one form of proof of social security number. The changes are required to bring Florida into compliance with the Real ID Act of 2005.

To renew or obtain a license or identification card, residents must now have one form of proof of residential address such as:

· Deed, mortgage, monthly mortgage statement, mortgage payment booklet or residential
rental/lease agreement
· Florida Voter Registration Card
· Florida Vehicle Registration or Title
· A utility hook up or work order dated within 60 days of the application
· W-2 form or 1099 form
· A letter from a homeless shelter, transitional service provider, or a half-way house
verifying that the customer resides at the shelter address

For a list of Proof of Residential Address documents, please visit http://www.flhsmv.gov/ddl/address.html


Proof of social security number, if issued, includes one of the following:
· Social Security card
· Tax return
· W-2 form
· Pay check stub
· DD-214 (military discharge document)
· School record
· Documentation from the IRS containing your social security number

First time residents applying for a driver license or identification card must also provide proof of identity such as:

· Original or certified birth certificate (name on each document must match exactly or be accompanied by an official marriage certificate or court order) Minors also may use a written statement from parents
· Valid passport
· Out-of-state driver license

Non-U.S. citizens must provide additional documents such as:
· Valid permanent resident card
· Employment authorization card

The Department provides a list of acceptable documents online at http://www.flhsmv.gov/ddl/faqkeys.html

OUR OFFICE SCHEDULE: Driver license offices in Florida are open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Testing guidelines, that continue to provide excellent customer service, call for the start of the last oral examination and CDL test each day to be at 3:30 p.m. The last written examinations and driving tests each day start at 4:30 p.m.
Please check our website at www.flhsmv.gov/offices/ for the most up-to-date information on office locations and schedules.

SAVE TIME, GET AN APPOINTMENT! We urge all customers who must visit one of our offices to renew, replace, or file a change of address to their driver license or identification card, to secure an appointment prior to their visit. Connect via Internet at http://www.flhsmv.gov/oasis for an appointment to greatly reduce the length of the visit. Then link to the on-line pre-application and complete it before coming to one of our offices.

DRIVER LICENSES AND IDENTIFICATION CARDS FEES
Class E (original) $27.00
CDL (renewal) $67.00
Class E (renewal) $20.00
ID Card (original) $10.00
CDL (original) $67.00
Endorsements $ 7.00



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