| Alabama: | Current license: Under UV state’s seal will appear on front and the State Seal will overlap upper right corner of photo and state outline will appear twice on left side of license. |
| Alaska: | Current license (2019): Under UV a blue outline of the state with green Big Dipper constellation. Alaska in upper left corner, on back Green Whale with blue bubbles. Prior ID: Fine line pattern over personal data and image. |
| Arizona: | Current license (new): On BACK of license a "ghost" image of license holder and birthday visible under UV. Prior license shows State Seal on front under UV light. |
| Arkansas: | Current license (2018): Ghost image overlaps original photo. First and last initials plus birth year ("NS60"); intricate pattern of gems, leaves and circles/geometric shapes. Prior ID: The state outline appears random in three rows across top, middle and bottom on front under UV light. |
| California: | Current license (2017): Birthdate appears vertical on upper left of photo and image of Golden Gate Bridge and Coit Tower appear on front under UV light. Prior license: A second ghost image will appear above the B&W portrait and birthdate will vertically appear across front color photo. |
| Colorado: | Current: Outline of Mt. Sneffels w/"Colorado" in blue. Donor "heart" surrounded by triangle in lower left and large letter "C" in lower right. Back: Outline of capitol building and words "State of Colorado." |
| Connecticut: | Current license: Under UV "Connecticut" airplane, whale and wavy lines appear on front, on back a ghost image of card holder and birthday appear. Prior: Under UV license number, holder's name, birth date and two lighthouses visible on front in UV ink. On back repeating state name inside state outline visible. |
| Delaware: | Current license (2018): A ghost image overlaps original photo; First and Last initials plus birth year ("JS20"); Spiral Line w/"We the People" Horse and Rider appear under UV. |
| District of Columbia: | Current License (2017): "DCDCDCDC" appears above photo and wavy lines across front of license, stars and other features appear on the back under UV. Back of license: Pattern of glowing stars and "DC" repeats along the top. |
| Florida: | Current StarID (2017): On front two bands of "FL" repeat diagonally, state outline, a ghost image appears, Florida state outline and year of birth preceded by "FD." Prior license: Secondary ghost image and holder's name on the portrait visible. |
| Georgia: | Current IDs (both regular and Gold StarID): On front State Seal and “Georgia” in OVI that glows under UV light. |
| Hawaii: | Current: A row of Hibiscus flower repeats ON BACK of license under UV light. |
| Idaho: | Current (fine line background) (2017): State bird appears in center framed by concentric circles, "IDAHO" on back. Prior license: On front a partial state outline and "IDAHO" appears twice. |
| Illinois: | Current license: On front wavy lines across entire license, top hat appears on Lincoln, on back card holder ghost image and birthdate appear. Prior ID: "Illinois" and a wavy pattern on the top of document. |
| Indiana: | Current license: A second ghost image, holder’s name, birth date across top and bottom of larger photo visible under UV light. |
| Iowa: | Current license (REAL ID): On front Capitol building with circle and stars and "Iowa" around it, ghost image (green). Prior: Holder's name, birth date and ghost image appear under UV light. |
| Kansas: | Current license (2018): On front glowing skyline with wavy lines; repeating "KANSAS" & "KS" lettering; large golden starburst. Back: Ghost image and birthdate. Prior ID: Will display one state flower on the front, on back card holder's ghost image and birthdate will appear under UV light. |
| Kentucky: | Current License - REAL ID: No UV security information currently available. Prior ID: "THE BLUE GRASS STATE” repeats several times to the right of the card holder's picture on front under UV light. |
| Louisiana: | Current License: "Louisiana" repeats on top of ID and "JUSTICE" repeats on bottom under UV. |
| Maine: | New REAL ID in 2019: May have a UV feature but no image available. |
| Maryland: | Current license: State Seal, State outline, Capitol building, fishnet pattern across phone glow yellow-blue under UV. Prior license: State Seal appears in across front. |
| Massachusetts: | Current License: Portions of state outline, state seal and Capitol building fluoresce, also "MASSACHUSETTS" appears behind signature line. Prior License: Staggered State Seal repeating in UV ink on front. |
| Michigan: | Current License: The State Seal appears centered on front, on back birthdate and ghost image under UV. |
| Minnesota: | Current License: State Seal and Minnesota State shape (w/"1858" in center) surrounded by wavy fine-line pattern. Prior license: Large color State Seal appears on front under UV light. |
| Mississippi: | Current and prior licenses: State Seal and outline letters “DPS” appear under UV light. |
| Missouri: | New star REAL ID (released in 2018), both current and prior IDs: Very similar in UV design, pattern of stars and State Seal in upper right under UV, newer REAL ID will also show "MISSOURI." |
| Montana: | Current license: Image of "moonrise over mountains" and intricate floral pattern on top of holder's picture. On back ghost image and birthday appear under UV light |
| Nebraska: | Current REAL ID: On front, glowing "fishnet" pattern covers main photo, large State Seal, letters "Ne" and star appear. On back, UV ghost image of cardholder. Prior: State seal, small star and "Ne" appear. |
| Nevada: | Current license: Repeating State Seals appear on upper front under UV light. |
| New Hampshire: | Current license (2017): Fine wavy lines and random pattern of state outlines on front, on back State Seal appears under UV light. Prior license: On front “New Hampshire” appears twice vertically at left and right edges. |
| New Jersey: | Current license: On front "NEW JERSEY" repeats across on top and bottom of license with images of state outline across the middle. |
| New Mexico: | Current license: On front “NEW” and “MEXICO” repeat diagonally across the center, a row of small squares visible on bottom and three diamonds appear across top. Prior license on back state name and symbol appear. |
| New York: | Current license: Under UV pattern of glowing sunbursts appears over the photo, "New York State" lettering inside state outline and various other features. Prior license: Large coat of arms appears in center with smaller coat of arms on top of photo. "NY" lettering will glow across back. |
| North Carolina: | Current ID: Under UV a twisting ribbon pattern will appear across the top and bottom of the license and a downward ribbon with "North Carolina" written inside. On back portrait ghost image with last name and birthday. |
| North Dakota: | Current ID: On front under UV, "North Dakota Peace Garden State" repeats along top and bottom and image of state bird fluoresces under UV light. |
| Ohio: | Current license: On front, "OHIO" on bottom with pink and blue radiating beams, State Seal and "OH - STATE OF OHIO" repeats in alternate colors. Prior license: "OHIO - 1803" and two State Seals visible under UV. |
| Oklahoma: | Current and prior license: Repeating pattern of State Seal and the Dept. of Public Safety seal across front under UV light. |
| Oregon: | Current license (2018): "OREGON" diagonal across front, State Seal on back. Prior “Oregon” repeats diagonally in the upper middle of license under UV light. |
| Pennsylvania: | Current license (2017): Intricate scrolling fine line on top and bottom and pattern of "keystones" in the middle. Prior has keystone outline with enclosing “PA” repeating across top and on back "PA” repeats on back in UV. |
| Rhode Island: | Current license: Outline of the bridge, beams from the lighthouse and fishnet pattern glow under UV. Prior license: State flag emblem (anchor surrounded by stars) visible on front center under UV light. |
| South Carolina: | Current license: State outline surrounded by oval spiral line pattern. Prior license: Palmetto tree with crescent moon appears on front center under UV light. |
| South Dakota: | Current license (2017): On front, Date of Birth, "South Dakota," repeating text ribbon, UV ghost image of ID hold, 1889 w/start under UV. Prior license: Same as current but without "1889" and birth date not always present. |
| Tennessee: | Current license: Repeating pattern on front featuring State Seal, state outline and the word "Tennessee" which can be read upside down or right-side up. Prior license: No UV features. |
| Texas: | Current license (2017): Fine line wavy ribbon pattern and stars on front under UV. Prior license: The seal and the first of the three stars on front and on back ghost image and birth date will fluoresce under UV light. |
| Utah: | Current license (2016): Fine line "oscillating" and wavy lines glow across front under UV light. Prior ID: "UT” repeating in two rows across license under UV light, the top row will be upside down. |
| Vermont: | Current license (REAL ID): On front, State Flowers and butterflies in red. "VT" repeats across the back. Prior license: “Vermont” appears and repeats diagonally across top and horizontally across bottom front of license. |
| Virginia: | Current license (2017): State Seal, DMV logo and text visible under UV light. |
| Washington: | Current and prior licenses: Display glowing Washington hologram and State Seal across the front. On back State Seal repeats. |
| West Virginia: | Current license (2017) and prior license: Display "West Virginia" and the State Seal on back under UV. |
| Wisconsin: | Current license: State Seal, State Outline, "Wisconsin" in different print size and fine-line patterns on front. Prior license: State Seal, "W" and "1848" in yellow under UV light. |
| Wyoming: | Current (2017): Is identical to prior license but gold star in upper right corner, both display a large ghost image, holder's name and birthday will appear in center on front under UV light. |
| | Passports, Passport Cards, Consular Cards (Mexico, Argentina, Columbia, South Korea and Peru), Resident Alien/Green Cards also include security UV features that can be verified using a UV "Fraud Fighter™" detector. |
| | Contact UVeritech to order the Fraud Fighter Driver License UV Security Feature Reference Guide that shows the color UV security images of all state IDs and other government IDs.
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| | Updated 12-2019 |
| | Copyright, UVeritech, Inc., 2019 |
