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The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has announced it will begin issuing new driver licenses, permits and identification cards featuring the latest in card security design and construction specifically intended to combat fraud.

ā€œI am proud to announce the implementation of the most secure credential in our great state’s history,” said DMV Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. ā€œOur new licenses and IDs will be among the most secure identifying documents in the world.”

New N.C. ID card | Contributed by N.C. Department of Transportation
New N.C. ID card | Contributed by N.C. Department of Transportation

The state’s new credential is a 100% polycarbonate card that is personalized using laser engraving technology. Because of its composition, the card will not onlyĀ lookĀ different, it will alsoĀ feelĀ andĀ soundĀ different. The card will feel stiffer and have both embossed and debossed patterns and lettering on the surface of the card. When dropped onto a tabletop, it will make a unique metallic sound.

The new card design showcases imagery familiar to North Carolinians, with hints of blue and green specifically chosen to correspond with well-known state attributes such as its rolling hills and abundant nature.

The card front includes the state’s flower ā€“ the dogwood, the state flag, state border outline, a marbled salamander, and a lighthouse, all at the forefront of the rolling hills in the west. The card back includes the Colonial Spanish mustang grazing along one of North Carolina’s many beaches in the east.

These design elements are among more than 50 security features used to assist law enforcement in the deterrence and detection of fraud.

The new card design will be put into production later this week as the current design is being phased out by the end of June. Current licenses and ID cards will remain valid until their expiration date.

New N.C. Under 21 License card | Contributed by N.C. Department of Transportation
New N.C. Under 21 License card | Contributed by N.C. Department of Transportation

Contributed by N.C. Department of Transportation

Patrick Priest
Patrick Priest
A Moore County native, Patrick is an award-winning journalist with over 20 years of experience in the news industry at organizations such as CNN, WRAL, CBS 17 and more. He has covered major weather events as a certified NWS SKYWARN Storm Spotter. Patrick's passion is covering breaking news, for which he has won several prestigious news industry awards. He is one of the first N.C. news videographers to become a FAA certified drone pilot.

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