The California Department of Motor Vehicles on Wednesday said it identified an issue that requires hundreds of thousands of Californians to take action to comply with REAL ID regulations.In a news release, the DMV said it self-initiated a review of its data systems and identified a fraction of REAL ID records that needed an update in order to comply with the federal regulations. Leer en español. Officials said that less than 2% of those holding California-issued REAL IDs need to take action, but that still accounts for approximately 325,000 state residents.The DMV said it will notify the individuals affected, and noted that the department will expedite the update process and waive any associated fees. The department also noted that it would not call, text or email to ask for any personal information or payment. The issue is related to the initial standards relating to the REAL ID Act, which was signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2005. The DMV recently identified a software configuration from the 2006 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger administration that affected how expiration dates applied to a subset of records. The coding automatically applied a standard credential renewal interval instead of the expiration of a REAL ID holder’s authorized stay. Essentially, the issue pertained to how expiration dates were calculated for some of California’s residents with legal presence, but without U.S. citizenship.The DMV noted that all REAL IDs were issued to individuals only after the federal system verified their lawful presence. Anyone who needs to verify DMV action is urged to call 1-800-777-0133.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

The California Department of Motor Vehicles on Wednesday said it identified an issue that requires hundreds of thousands of Californians to take action to comply with REAL ID regulations.

In a news release, the DMV said it self-initiated a review of its data systems and identified a fraction of REAL ID records that needed an update in order to comply with the federal regulations.

Leer en español.

Officials said that less than 2% of those holding California-issued REAL IDs need to take action, but that still accounts for approximately 325,000 state residents.

The DMV said it will notify the individuals affected, and noted that the department will expedite the update process and waive any associated fees. The department also noted that it would not call, text or email to ask for any personal information or payment.

The issue is related to the initial standards relating to the REAL ID Act, which was signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2005. The DMV recently identified a software configuration from the 2006 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger administration that affected how expiration dates applied to a subset of records. The coding automatically applied a standard credential renewal interval instead of the expiration of a REAL ID holder’s authorized stay.

Essentially, the issue pertained to how expiration dates were calculated for some of California’s residents with legal presence, but without U.S. citizenship.

The DMV noted that all REAL IDs were issued to individuals only after the federal system verified their lawful presence.

Anyone who needs to verify DMV action is urged to call 1-800-777-0133.

See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel