What burdens would it impose on individuals?
Real ID would mean higher fees, inconveniences, and bureaucratic nightmares for individuals. Higher fees. Because the Act’s mandates would cost states billions of dollars that Congress is not paying for, fees on individuals applying for driver’s licenses would inevitably rise, perhaps steeply. State taxes might also go up. Worse service. Because of the new document requirements for individuals, the labor-intensive complexities involved in verifying those documents, and the need for DMVs to reprocess the bulk of the population that already has driver’s licenses, individuals would be likely to confront slower service, longer lines, and the need for repeat visits to the DMV. Bureaucratic problems. The complicated yet often ambiguous maze of requirements created by the Act would throw many unlucky individuals into a bureaucratic quagmire as they try to overcome inflexible verification requirements, bureaucratic errors or mismatches, lost documents, unique circumstances, or other problems.
Real ID would mean higher fees, inconveniences, and bureaucratic nightmares for individuals. * Higher fees. Because the Act s mandates would cost states billions of dollars that Congress is not paying for, fees on individuals applying for driver s licenses would inevitably rise, perhaps steeply. State taxes might also go up. * Worse service. Because of the new document requirements for individuals, the labor-intensive complexities involved in verifying those documents, and the need for DMVs to reprocess the bulk of the population that already has driver s licenses, individuals would be likely to confront slower service, longer lines, and the need for repeat visits to the DMV. * Bureaucratic problems. The complicated yet often ambiguous maze of requirements created by the Act would throw many unlucky individuals into a bureaucratic quagmire as they try to overcome inflexible verification requirements, bureaucratic errors or mismatches, lost documents, unique circumstances, or other prob
