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June 5, 2007
07-063
DMV on pace to install new anti-fraud technology - Use of facial recognition software requires switch to centralized issuance of cards
DMV is on schedule to install “facial recognition” technology by the deadline set by the 2005 Oregon Legislature. The agency is taking the first step by converting to centralized issuance of driver licenses and ID cards in the summer of 2007.
Under centralized issuance, DMV will issue an interim card to customers who qualify for Oregon driving privileges or an ID card. Customers will receive their permanent plastic card – produced and mailed from a single location instead of provided over-the-counter at DMV field offices – typically within five to 10 business days after their visit to DMV. This is essentially the same way that cards are issued in California, Washington and 11 other states.
The requirements for obtaining driving privileges or an ID card – such as driving tests and proof of identity and residency in Oregon – will not change.
The interim card is intended as proof that the person has qualified at DMV to obtain, replace or renew a driver license, instruction permit or ID card. Oregon law requires people to carry their driver licenses at all times they are driving.
The interim card will look like a black-and-white copy of the final card, except that it will be printed on paper.
“DMV has informed businesses and other government agencies about the interim card, and it is up to those organizations whether to require additional ID from customers,” DMV Administrator Lorna Youngs said. “While you are waiting for your permanent card, you may need to provide additional ID for business transactions or travel. DMV sends you renewal reminders two months before your expiration date, so that you can plan ahead.”
Police in Oregon will be able to verify the data on an interim card and an individual’s driving privileges electronically.
The centrally issued permanent card will have the same appearance and security features as the card that DMV has been issuing over the counter since 2004.
“Mailing the permanent card has an additional advantage,” Youngs said. “It will make it more difficult for non-Oregon residents to obtain an Oregon driver license or ID card under a false address because the final cards will be mailed to customers’ address on DMV records. They cannot use a one-time mailing address.”
The state law requiring facial recognition gave DMV until July 2008 to begin using the system, and DMV will meet the deadline.
“The law will allow DMV to issue a card only if facial recognition software finds no matching photo under another name in DMV’s database,” Administrator Lorna Youngs said. “Under this ‘one-to-many’ comparison, the applicant’s photo will be checked after business hours against all photos on file, including the day’s new customers.”
Once facial recognition is in place, if the one-to-many check finds that a customer’s photo appears similar to an existing photo under a different name, it will alert DMV staff of the possible match. If there is a clear match, DMV will not issue a permanent card and instead will provide information to law enforcement.
If it’s impossible to tell whether two photos are of the same person, DMV will ask the customer or customers to return to DMV with additional proof of identity before issuing a final card.
This fraud-prevention law originated in the 2005 Oregon Legislature and is not related to the federal Real ID Act.
For details about centralized issuance and facial recognition, visit OregonDMV.com.
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