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Georgia DDS says 99.913% Real ID compliance, expands digital credentials and CDL testing capacity
Summary
Commissioner Moore told the House appropriations committee that Georgia is near-universal Real ID compliant, has expanded digital/mobile driver's licenses and virtual road testing, and is increasing CDL testing sites while implementing federal FMCSA medical-reporting rules.
Commissioner Moore, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS), told the House appropriations committee that 99.913% of Georgia license holders are Real ID compliant and that the agency is expanding digital credentials, virtual road testing and CDL capacity.
The department’s high Real ID compliance rate matters because, Moore said, passengers without a credential marked with a star will be unable to fly domestically or enter federal buildings after the federal deadline. “We’re very, very fortunate in our state that 99.913 percent of our citizens are real ID compliant,” Moore said.
Moore gave operational data to underscore the department’s customer-service improvements: DDS reported about 8,800,000 valid license holders statewide and served roughly 2,800,000 people face-to-face in 2024. The agency’s customer average wait time from ticketing to counter is 7 minutes, 26 seconds, and DDS serves 98% of customers within 30 minutes, Moore…
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