Access Control
& Security Systems

A recent national poll reveals the American public overwhelmingly favors cooperative state and federal efforts to close one of the biggest loopholes in the United States' national security system by strengthening motor vehicle agency (DMV) licensing practices.

These efforts include hardening security measures by closing licensing loopholes at DMVs, making driver's licenses more resistant to counterfeiting, increasing penalties and fines for fraudulent acts, and allowing states to search other states' drivers' records to verify an applicant's identity and driver history.

A Public Opinion Strategies study commissioned by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA), shows 77 percent of Americans favor modifying the current system of issuing driver's licenses and ID cards.

The poll results suggest the public believes driver's license and ID security is paramount. Sixty-five percent of Americans believe it is too easy for a person to obtain a false identification card, such as a fake driver's license.

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