What to Know
- Four San Diego locations will open an hour early through June 7
- The federal Real ID Act goes into effect May 7, and the cards will also be required to enter federal buildings and military installations
- Compliance with the law- which was passed in 2005 as part of the response to the 9/11 attacks- has been delayed multiple times since the original 2008 deadline
With less than a month before travelers will need to show a Real ID before boarding commercial flights in the U.S., 18 state DMV offices will open one hour early, four days a week through June 7 to serve appointment-only customers seeking the federally mandated cards.
This includes four DMV offices in San Diego County, which will open at 7 a.m. instead of 8 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, and devote the early hour exclusively to patrons with Real ID appointments.
On Wednesdays, DMV office hours at the participating locations will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The federal Real ID Act goes into effect May 7, and the cards will also be required to enter federal buildings and military installations.
Compliance with the law- which was passed in 2005 as part of the response to the 9/11 attacks- has been delayed multiple times since the original 2008 deadline.
But now that the deadline is near and ahead of the Spring-Summer vacation season, many people are scrambling to get what will essentially be a revamped Driver's License.
"We're excited to offer Californians earlier hours this spring and summer," stated DMV Director Steve Gordon. "These additional appointments will make it easier than ever to obtain a REAL ID."
Information on the documents necessary to obtain a Real ID is available at dmv.ca.gov.
Here are the hour-early offices in San Diego County:
- El Cajon, 1450 Graves Ave.
- Poway, 13461 Community Road
- San Diego Clairemont, 4375 Derrick Drive
- San Marcos, 590 Rancheros Drive
