{"id":415485,"date":"2026-10-01T07:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T07:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/415485\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T07:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T07:00:10","slug":"florida-drivers-licenses-id-cards-get-a-new-look-heres-what-is-different-northescambia-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/415485\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Driver\u2019s Licenses, ID Cards Get A New Look. Here\u2019s What Is Different. : NorthEscambia.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.northescambia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/drive11.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-636105\" title=\"drive11\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/drive11-540x457.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"457\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Florida is now issuing a newly designed Florida driver\u2019s license and identification card featuring elements of Florida\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>The updated credential is now available at service centers statewide and will be available for online orders\u00a0\u00a0by early November.<\/p>\n<p>Florida residents are not required to replace their existing driver\u2019s license or identification card. All currently valid credentials will remain valid until they expire and will be phased out over time.s<\/p>\n<p>The new credential continues to provide Floridians with one of the most secure over-the-counter identification options available today. In addition to its updated design, the credential incorporates an image of the state seal as an enhanced security feature and includes the \u201cTemporary Non-Domiciled\u201d marking for commercial driver\u2019s licenses and commercial learner\u2019s permits.<\/p>\n<p>The new design showcases Castillo de San Marcos as the background image on the front of the card. Located in St. Augustine, Castillo de San Marcos is the oldest masonry fortress in the continental United States. Florida\u2019s iconic orange is incorporated as the \u201cO\u201d in \u201cFlorida,\u201d while the bottom left corner features the Florida manatee, one of the state\u2019s most recognizable native species. The Florida alligator is also incorporated into the REAL ID star in the top right-hand corner of each card.<\/p>\n<p>The back of the card pays tribute to Florida\u2019s Space Coast with an image of Space Shuttle Discovery, which flew 39 missions and spent 365 days in space before making its final landing in Florida on March 9, 2011. The card also features the motto \u201cLet Us Alone\u201d from Florida\u2019s first unofficial state flag, which was presented to Governor William D. Moseley upon his inauguration.<\/p>\n<p>Written by William Reynolds \u00b7 Filed Under <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northescambia.com\/category\/front-top\" title=\"View all posts in FRONT TOP\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FRONT TOP<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Florida is now issuing a newly designed Florida driver\u2019s license and identification card featuring elements of Florida\u2019s history.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":415486,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-415485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=415485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415485\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/415486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=415485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=415485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=415485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}