So if you have an Indiana ID or Drivers license, you can renew your ID via the internet or via their unmanned kisosks…..just pay the $17.50 and get your new ID (with your old photo) but a new expirations date. They mail it to you. You can change everything but your first last name…weight, height, gender, eye color, hair color, etc. Of course, the photo that they have on file is what they will use for you if you don’t go to a License Branch.
Oddly, if you go into the License Branch to renew, they want a piece of mail to show that you live at that address and require that you pass the eye exam…but there is no exam if you renew online or via their self-serve kiosk….Which Of course, shows that a drivers license is not a check on your ability to drive a motor vehicle on the roads safely, but merely another tax upon the citizenry.
If you have a Real ID compliant Drivers License or Identification Card, then that Real ID carries over to your newly issued ID that was renewed over the internet or the unattended machine…Same old photo, just a different expiration date…Unless you wanna change your stats, including gender…
This shows that Real ID is a joke and a waste of time. There is no verification of anything when the renewal happens, and your photo will be at least 6 years old (if under 75)…What good id a Real ID if the data can be changed at any time, and if there is no check on the data used or placed on the card?