Real ID Locations With Extended Hours For IE Residents

INLAND EMPIRE, CA — With less than a month before travelers will need to show a Real ID before boarding commercial flights in the U.S., 18 state DMV offices will open one hour early, four days a week through June 7 to serve appointment-only customers seeking the federally mandated cards.

In the Inland Empire, this includes the Rancho Cucamonga office at 8629 Hellman Ave., which will open at 7 a.m. instead of 8 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and devote the early hour exclusively to patrons with Real ID appointments. On Wednesdays the hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Southwest Riverside County residents may prefer locations in Orange County, at the San Clemente DMV, at 2727 Via Cascadita or in northern San Diego County, at San Marcos DMV, located at 590 Rancheros Drive.

Appointments are recommended.

The federal Real ID Act goes into effect May 7 and the cards will also be required to enter federal buildings and military installations.

Compliance with the law -- which was passed in 2005 as part of the response to the 9/11 attacks -- has been delayed multiple times since the original 2008 deadline.

But now that the deadline is near, and ahead of the Spring-Summer vacation season, many people are scrambling to get what will essentially be a revamped Driver's License.

"We're excited to offer Californians earlier hours this spring and summer," state DMV Director Steve Gordon said. "These additional appointments will make it easier than ever to obtain a REAL ID."

Be sure to bring proof of identity and proof of California residency. The requirements include:

• Proof of identity: One original or certified document, like a passport or a birth certificate.
• Proof of California residency: Two documents, like a utility bill or a bank statement.
• Applicants will also be asked to provide their Social Security number on the REAL ID application.

Note: If the name on your proof of identity is different than the name on the other documents, you'll also need to bring legal name change documents like a marriage certificate or adoption papers.

Information on the documents necessary to obtain a Real ID is available at www.dmv.ca.gov