Driver's Licenses Contain Security Features

{West Virginia}...The state is making changes to driver's licenses to comply with federal law. The federal REAL ID Act of 2005 is nudging states toward a nationwide identification system. West Virginia's DMV says its new licensing vendor, Marquis ID Systems of Fort Wayne, Indiana changed the look of the card and added security features. In addition to the information already on the state's licenses and ID cards - name, birth date, address and license number - a new identification number will be printed just under the resident's birth date. Another security feature not visible to the naked eye is the built-in micro-printing on the front of each card. Officials hope the micro-printing will reduce the number of fake IDs. The federal law requires all residents to provide their full, spelled-out names on their licenses or ID cards.