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I mean, they don't have to be. You can often get a state ID card and a driver's license, but that's essentially redundant. More fees, more time, more paperwork. Things that require an ID just require some state or federally issued photo ID, so you can use a DL, a state ID, a passport, etc. When the extreme majority of adults are already needing a DL to get groceries why bother with another ID.




I wasn't able to find any states where this is the case. They all appear to have rules that say you can only be issued a state ID or a state drivers license but not both at the same time. Additionally federal REAL ID rules have the same requirement for REAL ID compliant identification.

https://legalclarity.org/can-you-have-a-non-driver-id-and-a-...

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-6/chapter-I/part-37/subpa...

So I think the only way to have a government ID card and a separate drivers license is to get a passport card and a state drivers license.


Huh, interesting. It was legal here in my state until 2015, I didn't know that had changed.



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