Mobile ID app coming to West Virginia

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – West Virginia has launched a mobile ID program allowing people living in the state to have access to digital versions of their drivers license or ID.

Everett Frazier, commissioner of the West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), said, “The benefit is everyone carries one of these. Not everybody, people forget their wallet. We are going to still issue the little plastic drivers license that everybody is accustomed to.”

Frazier says this app does not eliminate the need for the physical ID.

“I’m sure this will one day catch on and it will be the only thing you need, but for now you are still going to need the little plastic card.”

The mobile ID pilot program began on Dec. 10 and is progressing smoothly.

“Within, I would say a few months, it should be available to the great citizens of West Virginia,” Frazier said.

With the app, residents can store and manage their ID credentials on their cell phones.

“We’ve already tested it with TSA. It works. So at airports, it’s the future and we are just preparing for the future,” Frazier said.

After the piloting phase, the mobile ID app will be available to everyone in late December.

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