The Islander. (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 1972-current, August 03, 2009, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextGeorgia Licenses, IDs get new design In July Governor Sonny Perdue announced that the Georgia Depart ment of Driver Services (DDS) is pre paring to issue new and improved driver’s licenses and identification cards by fall of this year. The new cards will combat document fraud and protect the identities of Georgia’s citi zens by using the latest credentialing technology. “Everyone knows all we have done Grove in September 2009. Statewide implementation of the new system is scheduled to take approximately two months with all customer service cen ter locations producing the new cards by the end of November 2009. All previously issued Georgia licenses and IDs will remain valid until the expira tion date when they will be exchanged for a newly-designed card. The new documents are designed to to reduce lines and waits at driver’s license centers, but another key prior ity of the department is safeguard ing the identities of Georgia citizens and preventing document fraud,” said Governor Perdue. “These new cards will be the most secure our state has ever issued.” New card production will begin at Conyers, Covington and Locust be more difficult to counterfeit, alter or replicate. The license will remain roughly the size of a credit card. The new cards have several security fea tures including ghost photos, a laser- engraved signature over the primary photo to minimize alterations and a tamper resistant coating placed over the card. The cards will feature machine-readable barcodes that can IS YOUR BROKER GIVING YOU THE COLD SHOULDER? At Edward Jones, the level of service you receive depends on your personal needs and preferences, not on the size of your investment portfolio. 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Interim documents will be printed on special security paper which is highly sensitive and will discolor after any attempt to alter it. It contains a photo and signature to allow its use for identification pur poses. Interim cards will be valid for up to 45 days or until a permanent laminated license or ID is mailed from the central production print facility to the applicant’s mailing address on file with DDS. Permanent License/ID The permanent licenses and IDs will be mailed directly to the customer on a mailing carrier that is folded and enclosed in a generic envelope without exposing the actual cards. When the permanent card is received, the interim should be destroyed in accordance with Georgia law and to safeguard personal information. The carrier should be filed by the customer to access later should their license be lost or stolen. Customer Service Improvements The new licensing system includes a new data management system with electronic imaging to scan documents where they may be securely stored and easily accessed later. DDS has taken great care in safeguarding our customer’s private information. Each customer’s personal information becomes a part of the personal driver’s license record. It will remain confiden tial and is disclosed only as authorized or required by law. When visiting DDS in person, a more efficient one-window-process provides customers with a “one-stop shopping” experience at most loca tions eliminating the need to visit multiple windows. If a transaction can not be complet ed once begun, data can be filed and stored until the required information is presented to complete the service. A customer may visit another location where the stored information may be quickly accessed. 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