High-security drivers licenses will soon be an option for Nevada drivers. That’s the word from Department of Motor Vehicles Director Edgar Roberts, who told a Legislative panel Monday the controversial “Real ID” program will no longer be mandatory. In January, Governor Jim Gibbons made the program mandatory in Nevada by executive order. But the high-security licenses have caused long lines at DMV offices, and sparked criticism from opponents who say the program intrudes into personal lives. Lawmakers could endorse Roberts’ plan by the end of the month. Nevada has spent about two million dollars to implement the “Real ID” program, and so far, 46-thousand drivers have opted for the high-security cards.

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In order to speed up the process, Governor Herbert announced that the D.M.V. located in Draper would be open on Fridays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. However, this elimination of the Draper D.M.V.’s four-day workweek is temporary. Another service that has been put in place to help with wait times is an estimated wait time page online; this estimated time page encompasses Wasatch Front locations.

Despite long wait times applicants must now provide documentation from four categories: Legal/Lawful Presence or Status Evidence; Identity Verification; Social Security Number (S.S.N.) or proof of ineligibility to obtain S.S.N. or Individual Tax Identification Number (I.T.I.N.). This is an increase of documentation is aimed at screening people who are in the United States illegally.

Document requirements are further complicated by the fact that it changes depending on whether or not applicants are seeking a regular or limited term license. Regular licensing includes people seeking a new driver license or renewing their driver license.

Documentation that qualifies as Legal/Lawful Presence or Status Evidence (for regular I.D.) includes valid U.S. passport, certified birth certificate, valid Permanent Resident Card, Certificate of Naturalization, or a Certificate of Citizenship. Documents used for Legal/Lawful Presence or Status Evidence can be used for Identity Verification as well.

S.S.N. or proof of ineligibility to obtain S.S.N. or I.T.I.N. documents is social security card, W-2 form, pay stub showing name and S.S.N., or an SSA-1099 form. However, Commercial Driver License applicants must have a social security card. Applicants must provide two Utah Residency Verification documents. Residency verification must display applicants’ address and can include utility bills, recent bank statement, valid Utah vehicle registration or court documents. Only one of these two documents can be printed from the internet.

The D.M.V. will scan all documentation, which will be put into a secure system. The D.M.V. suggests that all applicants look at estimated wait times and gather necessary documentation before going to the D.M.V.

ITU Secretary General, Hamadoun Toure, believes that countries should engage themselves in signing treaties, promising not to attack each other in cyberspace. The problem, however, is that such a treaty would only affect countries. Individuals, organized crime, and malicious hackers would not be part of any treaty. While it appears that China played a part in the recent attacks on google, rogue individuals and groups will continue to ply their trade, mostly undetected by the UN officials hired to police the Internet.

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