How DMVs Can Help Prevent Fraud and Improve Public Safety

The driver’s license, once viewed simply as a document granting authority to drive, has become the de facto document for both commercial and government entities to validate identity and residency. Citizens present their driver’s license validate their identity when they interact with law enforcement officers, open bank accounts, rent apartments or apply for state benefits. Obtaining a fraudulent driver’s license or state ID, is like a “Golden Ticket” for criminals and fraudsters to pass through law enforcement and public programs undetected with a false identity.