Deadline for REAL ID

This year REAL ID will be required to keep within federal accordance…

Beginning May 7, 2025, a REAL ID will be required for all 50 states and U.S. territories.

According to the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles website,  ”your South Carolina driver’s license or identification card must have a gold star to show it’s a REAL ID in order to use it as your identification to board a domestic, commercial flight, enter a secure federal building, or visit a military installation.”

Sample of REAL ID. A gold star on your license or ID designates it as a REAL ID. If your license or ID does not have a gold star, it will have a message stating “Not for Federal Identification” and is not compliant with REAL ID. Photo credit SCDMV

A REAL ID is not needed to drive, vote, apply for benefits, hospitalization or enter a federal facility that does not require an ID – such as the post office…

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