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DMV manager designs new driver’s license and ID card
to be released this fall following half-day closures at county offices

DMV is unveiling a new card design and Bonnie Fogdall, DMV Business Operations Manager, had a lot to do with the new look. Bonnie (pictured below) and her staff worked with a new vendor, Marquis ID Systems (MIDS), to design the new license and ID card that includes leading-edge security features that are nearly impossible to counterfeit. MIDS is a license provider for several states, including Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Wyoming, Maryland, New Hampshire and the District of Columbia.

“The new vendor was very open to our ideas and worked hard to help us create a design that is distinctly Idaho and makes use of our beautiful state’s unique geological characteristics,” said Fogdall.

Security measures are embedded in design features that include the Monarch Butterfly (Idaho’s state insect) and an image of the Idaho Capitol Building. It is important to note that the card does not include chip technology. Other components include:

- Blue/red colors are the most difficult to produce
- A translucent window with ghost image
- Organ Donor Designation
- Veteran Designation

To prepare for issuing the new license and ID cards, Idaho’s 53 county driver’s licensing locations will close for half-day increments starting in October to install equipment and implement internal procedures. DMV will issue a statewide press release and have information available at booths at the Eastern and Western Idaho State Fairs later this summer. The press release and other materials will direct customers to its website at http://www.itd.idaho.gov/dmv/ to confirm daily schedules in each county.

You don’t have to get a new card until your current license or ID expires, but you can opt to renew it within 25 months of the expiration date.

What’s the process for getting a new card?

- Head to your local county driver’s licensing location to apply for a new license or ID.
- You’ll receive a temporary paper document valid for 60 days.
- The temporary card is good for driving and identification purposes, and includes your photo and the same information that appears on the permanent plastic card.
- If you plan to fly commercially using the temporary card, you may be required to provide a second form of photo ID to the airline and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).