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>I'm surprised they didn't require full fingerprints for REAL ID. They do in California!

• tedivm 7y ago
  California has required a thumb print for a drivers license since 1982.
  • jaden 7y ago
    Is this true for all drivers? When I moved to California and got my driver's license I don't remember having my thumb print taken. I've even considered it a badge of honor that I've never given my fingerprints to the man.
  • gumby 7y ago
    Technically "right thumb, or left thumb if you have no right thumb, or another finger if you have no thumbs". Which I remember only because I was surprised/amused to see this in the driver's handbook (the pamphlet they give you if you are applying for a license). That handbook contains a tiny slice of the vehicle code, presumably the most important subset, which is why this made me laugh. I just looked at the current one online and it no longer includes this info.
  • dontbenebby 7y ago
    Even if porting in your DL from another state? Wouldn't that violate the driver's license compact? (IANAL) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driver_License_Compact#States_that_are_not_members https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driver_License_Compact#States_...