Budget Amendment ID: FY2019-S4-6

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Real ID Wavier

Messrs. Crighton, Moore, Eldridge, Timilty and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended by adding the following section:-

Section XX.  Section 8 of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended  by inserting after the words “REAL ID-compliant licenses shall be suitable for federal identification purposes and shall be so marked” the following two sentences:- “The registrar shall automatically grant a waiver of the $25 REAL ID upgrade fee for anyone who received a letter with instructions to renew a valid driver’s license or a valid identification card online before March 26, 2018 if said license or identification card would not have expired prior to March 30, 2018 and who subsequently renewed online before March 26, 2018.  Requests for waivers will be accepted until September 30, 2020.”