Keep Your Clothes On for Digital Driver’s License

Allen Ritchie • June 14, 2023
A shirtless man is taking a selfie with his cell phone.

Your match.com profile pix may not be the best for your driver’s license. At least not in Georgia, where the problem of fleshy photos is so bad that the Georgia Department of Drivers’ Services has issued a warning to drivers.

The state agency has made it very clear, “Please take pictures with your clothes on when submitting them for your Digital Driver’s License and IDs.” Georgia allows residents to provide their own photos with certain restrictions. One of those is, apparently, you must be clothed.

Now keep your pants on; this benefit will come to Alabama.

States are experimenting with the digital license so that you can carry your ID on your phone. I know how you like to go clubbing and how easily your ID and credit card can get lost as you line dance to  Honky Tonk Badonkadonk. OK, I am not as young as I used to be – no need to shame me over my song selection.

With a digital ID, digital payment, and a locked phone, you may lose your cell but not your personal information.  Where be my phone ? Lizzo, right – a little more current.

A digital form of license does currently exist in our state, but it is just a sort of photocopy of your Alabama driver’s license.

Having a digital license solves one other problem. Ever gotten down the road and realized you forgot your wallet? Problem solved; you almost never forget your phone.

If you suffer from any personal injury accident – car, boat, on-the-job, slip and fall, nursing home abuse, etc. – you can talk to us at the Law Firm of Eiland and Ritchie (251) 666-1212 for free. We want to help you get back on your feet.

Plus, join us on  NBC 15 LawCall  here in Mobile every Sunday night at 10:30, right after the news. We’ll have some legal information you can use. Plus, we specifically set aside a few hours on Monday morning to answer any questions you may have in real-time. Just call our office.

Allen Ritchie

Alabama Personal Injury Lawyer

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