Politics & Government

Identity Theft Concerns Prompt New Missouri Drivers Licenses

The new-look IDs will be issued in the St. Louis area in January.

The state of Missouri is giving drivers licenses and nondriver identification cards a facelift

Beginning this month, revenue offices in Central Missouri have started rolling out the new-look cards. Drivers' licenses are issued at The Missouri Department of Revenue in the Deer Creek Center in Maplewood.

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Officials at the Department of Revenue say the new design and issuance process---they will be printed from one central facility and mailed out-- will enhance security and help reduce the risk of identity theft and other types of fraud.

Under-21 drivers licenses will be vertically oriented, and all cards will also make it easier to determine if the carrier is an organ donor.

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