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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 19-157

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Fees for Optional REAL ID Products

[49 Pa.B. 565]
[Saturday, February 2, 2019]

 Starting March 2019, the Department of Transportation will make REAL ID driver's licenses and identification cards available to residents of this Commonwealth who decide they want one and who are verified as eligible to have one. The REAL ID driver's license and identification cards will be subject to final certification by the United States Department of Homeland Security at a later date but will be valid for use as soon as they are issued.

 The cost of a REAL ID Class C driver's license in March 2019 will be $60.50, which is the sum of the one-time, $30 REAL ID fee and the then-current Class C driver's license 4-year renewal fee (currently $30.50). Because the cost of a REAL ID driver's license with additional classes or endorsements will be greater, commercial drivers with additional endorsements may choose to obtain a duplicate of their current license rather than a renewal—the current duplicate fee is $29.50. Commercial drivers who choose this option will pay $59.50 for their first REAL ID. The cost of a REAL ID identification card will be $60.50, which is the sum of the one-time, $30 REAL ID fee and the then-current identification card 4-year renewal fee (currently $30.50). Individuals 65 years of age or older may opt for a $20 2-year renewal, so a REAL ID Class C driver's license or REAL ID identification card would cost them currently $50.

 Individuals do not have to wait until it is time to renew their current, non-REAL ID driver's license or identification card before they acquire a REAL ID driver's license or identification card. Individuals who obtain a REAL ID driver's license or identification card before the expiration of their current, non-REAL ID driver's license or identification card will be issued a REAL ID driver's license or identification card with an expiration date that includes any time remaining on the non-REAL ID license or identification card, plus the standard 4 years of a renewal. Individuals 65 years of age or older who choose the 2-year renewal option will be issued a REAL ID driver's license or identification card with the balance of the time on their current card plus 2 years. Subsequent renewals of REAL ID driver's licenses or identification cards will cost the same as renewing non-REAL ID licenses or identification cards; the $30 REAL ID fee will be charged only for the initial issuance of the REAL ID driver's license or identification card.

 Individuals who have never had a driver's license or identification card but want a REAL ID driver's license or identification card will pay the then-current fee for an initial, Class C driver's license (currently $35.50) or the then-current fee for an initial identification card (currently $30.50); plus the $30 REAL ID fee.

LESLIE S. RICHARDS, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 19-157. Filed for public inspection February 1, 2019, 9:00 a.m.]


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