Free?

HA. I hardly think so. And there may be other barriers, as well.

It is actually just as challenging (monetarily, and in terms of provided documents) to obtain an official state-issued ID around here as it is to obtain a learner's permit from the DMV. And the DMV is the only source for this ID.

It took us four trips and sending for out-of-state documents ($$$!! and five weeks of waiting!) for my DD11 to obtain such identification. It took ME nearly that long to obtain what I needed in order to get a renewal of my license post-Patriot Act.


Schrödinger's cat walks into a bar. And doesn't.