New Jersey
The REAL ID deadline, and rules N.J. drivers must follow to qualify
Over the past few years getting a REAL ID appointment, especially in North and parts of Central Jersey, was challenging, but Connolly said that is no longer the case.
“We currently have a very broad capacity to issue REAL ID across the state, and there are same day and next day appointments available,” he said.
He noted the MVC is currently offering three thousand REAL ID appointments at twenty eight different licensing centers across the state, every day.
“As COVID has receded our capacity to issue documents and process customers has gone up dramatically,” he said.
Connelly said those customers who need to renew their driver’s licenses in the next three months should consider whether they would like to get a REAL ID or not, and then follow up with an appointment.
In order to qualify for a REAL ID, drivers must follow a complicated set of instructions.
Connolly said the best way to keep track of all of this is to visit the website and identify the required documents.
Noble said the decision about getting a REAL ID really comes down to frequent travelers.
“If their license is up for renewal and they’re going to be traveling, then by all means get the REAL ID,” she said.
What do you need to get a REAL ID license in New Jersey?
The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission requires two proofs of residential address, proof of social security number, and an additional six points of Identification.
In order to show two proofs of residential address, you need two of the following:
- A valid N.J. driver license or non-driver identification card, or a Motor Vehicle Commission issued driver license renewal form (displaying residential address)
- A utility or credit card bill issued in the past ninety days
- An original, unexpired lease or rental agreement
- A tax bill, statement or receipt, and/or any letter or correspondence received from the IRS or tax office within the past year
- First class mail from any government agency in the past six months
- If under 18, a statement from parent or guardian certifying address of applicant
To show proof of your Social Security number you need one of the following:
- A Social Security Card (if you known your Social Security number but don’t have an actual card you can enter it on the REAL ID application and MVC will verify it electronically)
- A pay stub with your name and full SSN
- A W-2 or 1099 Form issued within the past year
You must also produce a total of six additional points of primary and secondary ID. For primary ID you will need one of the following:
- An unexpired U.S. passport or passport card
- A U.S. or U.S. Territory birth certificate certified copy filed with a state office of vital statistics or equivalent agency in the individual’s state of birth
- A U.S. Department of State birth certificate (Form FS-545 or DS-1350)
- A U.S. Department of State Consular Report of Birth Abroad (Form FS-240)
- A Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-550, N-578, or N-570)
- A Certificate of Citizenship (Form N-560 or N-561)
- A Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551) issued by USCIS (with expiration date)
- An unexpired foreign passport with valid visa and I-94 (stamp or form version)
- A photo employment authorization card (USCIS Form I-688B or I-766)
- As secondary ID you will need to select two of the following:
- An unexpired standard photo driver license from N.J. or any state, or U.S. Territory, and the District of Columbia
- An unexpired standard non-driver identification card from NJ only
- A Social Security card
- A bank/credit union statement or record (within the past 60 days)
- An ATM/debit card with printed name and applicant’s signature (ATM/debit card and bank statement cannot be submitted together)
- A current health insurance card or prescription card displaying applicant’s name
- A current employee identification card with pay stub
- A state professional license
- A N.J. public assistance card with photo (also known as an N.J. Social Services identification card)
- A high school diploma, GED or college degree
- A property tax statement, bill or receipt issued by an N.J. municipality
- For N.J. high school students: a waiver certificate for the written portion of the driver’s test
- A Veterans Administration universal access photo identification card
- An unexpired federal government employee driver license
- An unexpired federal government employee photo identification card
- U.S. military discharge papers (Form DD-214)
- An FAA pilot license
- A U.S. school photo identification card with transcript or school records
- A U.S. college photo identification card with transcript
- A legal name change court order signed by a judge or court clerk
- A civil marriage or civil union certificate or divorce decree
- U.S. adoption papers
- A current U.S. military photo identification card or a current U.S. military dependent card or a
- A U.S. military photo retiree card
- An NJ firearm purchaser card
- An unexpired REAL ID driver license, non-driver identification card, or probationary license from any state, U.S. territory and the District of Columbia
“Dangerous heat is expected to continue across much of our region through today, with several record highs likely to be challenged again. High temperatures are forecast to peak into the low to mid 90s across most of the area,” the National Weather Service said Friday.
A Heat Advisory is in effect until 8 p.m. across the state except for Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Salem counties.
PHILADELPHIA – Philip McPherson II, a 37-year-old from Riverside, New Jersey, was sentenced Thursday, June 11, to 78 months in prison for his role in a 2022 plane crash in Lehigh County that killed a student pilot, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Sentencing and charges for fatal Lehigh Valley crash
What we know:
United States District Judge John M. Gallagher sentenced McPherson to 78 months in prison, three years of supervised release, a $5,000 fine, a $4,300 special assessment, and $19,530 in restitution. Judge Gallagher also barred McPherson from working in the aviation industry.
McPherson pleaded guilty in October to involuntary manslaughter, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, obstruction of an administrative proceeding, and 40 counts of serving as an airman without a certificate.
The backstory:
Court filings show that on September 28, 2022, McPherson took off from Queen City Airport in Allentown as the pilot-in-command with student pilot K.K. and crashed shortly after, resulting in K.K.’s death.
Prosecutors said McPherson acted with gross negligence, knowing he was not competent to fly as pilot-in-command. He had two prior crashes, nearly a third, and failed a reexamination for his pilot’s certificate in September 2021.
McPherson voluntarily surrendered his pilot’s certificate in October 2021 and let his Temporary Airman Certificate expire in November 2021, acknowledging his inability to meet FAA standards.
He admitted to flying with passengers without a valid FAA pilot’s certificate between October 12, 2021, and September 20, 2022.
Investigators from the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General, FAA, and Salisbury Township Police Department worked on the case, which was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Robert Schopf and Special Assistant United States Attorney Marie Miller.
What we don’t know:
Authorities have not released further details about the circumstances leading up to the crash.
The Source: Information from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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On Sunday, June 14, a bell will ring at the Historic Olde Courthouse in Mount Holly, New Jersey, as part of a festival to commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary.
In the summer of 1776, officials rang the same bell at the courthouse in Burlington City, the seat of Burlington County at the time, after the Declaration of Independence was signed.
The bell was moved to Mount Holly in 1796 when that city became the Burlington County seat.
Marisa Bozarth, Burlington County’s museum curator of history, said courthouse bells were rung in the 1700s to signify that something important was taking place.
“They would have rung it when there was a large court case of any significance, when the jury was coming back, so people knew to return to the courthouse to hear the verdict,” she said. “The bell was also rung any time there was any public reading of any sort of important document. It was their way to get the information out to the masses quickly.”
After the wording of the Declaration of Independence was finalized and the document was signed, every state received a copy so it could be shared with the people living there. At the time, some Burlington County residents wanted to remain loyal to Britain, while others supported the movement for independence, Bozarth said.
“I would think it was a bit of a scary time because when the Declaration of Independence was finally signed and then presented, it meant we were really going to war,” she said. “We were declaring our independence, but we weren’t officially an independent nation yet. It meant a scary time was coming because Britain wasn’t going to accept that and just let us walk away.”
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