New York Offers “Enhanced” RFID Driver’s Licenses

Rick Karlin
Times Union
September 15, 2008

Starting Tuesday, New Yorkers will be able to buy new driver’s licenses containing a radio chip that will let them travel between the U.S. and Canada or Mexico without a passport.

The new Enhanced Drivers License, which will cost an additional $30 on top of the standard $50 license fee, also will allow those on boats or ships to travel to Bermuda and Caribbean nations without a passport.

Starting in June, federal law will dictate that passports or other proof of citizenship — or an enhanced license — will be needed to visit neighboring countries, including Canada and Mexico.

“This is an opportunity for individuals, at their option, to get through the borders more quickly,” said Ken Brown, a spokesman for the state Department of Motor Vehicles.

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