The D.C. Council on Tuesday approved a measure to give D.C. residents access to digital versions of their driver’s license or identification card on their phone.
The legislation, which passed unanimously, gives the Department of Motor Vehicles authority to issue digital credentials and lets residents present identification in an electronic format, such as on a smartphone, instead of a physical credential, except when prohibited by federal law. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D), who proposed the bill, is expected to sign it into law.
Gabriel Robinson, director of the D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles, said the bill’s passage brings the city “a step closer to the reality of digital credentials.” He said the DMV will develop a plan to introduce digital credentials after the legislation is signed into law.
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