Deadline for REAL ID extended by a year because of coronavirus outbreak

The deadline to get a REAL ID has been extended by a year, federal officials said.

Fort Bragg officials had encouraged residents who go on post to get the new identification. READ ID was expected to be required for visitors, who have to get a pass to go on Fort Bragg.

A law regarding the new form of identification had been expected to go into effect Oct. 1. The requirement is not going to apply to those with a military or federal ID.

Chad Wolf, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, said in a statement posted on the department’s website Thursday that because of the coronavirus outbreak, the enforcement deadline for REAL ID was being extended. The extension is for a year, to Oct. 1, 2021, he said.

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(Fayettesville Observer)