ENID, OK - Beginning May 7, 2025 passengers will need a Real ID or another acceptable form of ID to board a commercial flight at all U.S. airports. You will also need one to enter federal facilities. View the checklist by visiting the website www.realid.ok.gov.
Without meeting the REAL ID Act regulations, federal agencies will be prohibited from accepting Oklahoma driver's licenses and identification cards, meaning those without identification that complies with the REAL ID Act won't be able to fly on a commercial airplane, enter a federal building, military base or courthouse.
Congress passed the REAL ID Act in 2005 to make driver's licenses harder to forge. Oklahoma legislators in 2007 passed a bill forbidding the state from meeting provisions of the act.
A Real ID-compliant form of identification requires several pieces of data. You can find the requirements at https://www.ok.gov/dps/Real_ID_Enforcement.html.
Cards must feature specific security features intended to prevent tampering, counterfeiting, or duplication of the document for fraudulent purposes. These cards must also present data in a common, machine-readable format (bar codes, smart card technology, etc.). Although the use of wireless RFID chips was offered for consideration in the proposed rulemaking process, it was not included in the latest rulemaking process. Plus each state must agree to share its motor vehicle database with all other states.
