Those who have not yet applied for a REAL ID should be aware that federal requirements for travel will soon go into effect, making it the last spring break people can travel without a REAL ID. Beginning May 2023, travelers will need to show a REAL ID driver’s license or identification card, or other federally approved identification, such as a passport at TSA airport checkpoints nationwide or to visit secure federal facilities.According to a news release issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles, a REAL ID is a driver’s license or identification card that is also a federally accepted form of identification. And soon, the federal REAL ID Act places new rules on which forms of identification may be used to board flights within the U.S. and to enter secure federal faciliti
