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OHIO MOBILE DL/ID: Get your Ohio Driver’s License on your mobile phone. See https://www.bmv.ohio.gov/ .

Ohioans can choose to add their Ohio-issued Driver's License or ID card to their digital wallet on their mobile device so they can present it easily and securely in person via the app. July 2024.

Some 350,000 Ohioans as of mid-Feb. 2025 have added a virtual driver license to their smart phones. See below: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2025/02/20/new-bill-would-make-digital-ids-would-valid-in-places-other-than-the-ballot-box/79208583007/

2025: LOCATIONS OF THE MANY OHIO BMV 24/7 customer service kiosks. Approaching 50 locations statewide by start of 2025. https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2024/01/24/new-bmv-kiosks-ohio

2025 OHIO GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE’S MISSING PERSONS WORKING GROUP (MPWG): Mike Rankin is serving on the MPWG to improve on the process of finding missing kids & adults Jan. 2025 to April 2025. https://governor.ohio.gov/media/news-and-media/governor-dewine-announces-missing-persons-working-group#:~:text=Members%20of%20the%20new%20Missing,training%2C%20and%20investigation%20best%20practices

REAL ID DEADLINE May 7, 2025: REAL ID federal deadline is fast approaching on May 7, 2025. To secure your compliant state issued DL or ID and latest news in Ohio on the above. Ohio reportedly has a 55% REAL ID compliant adoption rate (March 2025). If you have no REAL ID compliant DL/ID card by May 7th, bring a current PASSPORT when flying. https://www.bmv.ohio.gov/dl-real-id.aspx

GO ONLINE TO GET ON-LINE, for faster skip the line service during busy BMV hours: https://www.dispatch.com/opinion/20190719/column-advance-planning-online-tools-reduce-waits-at-bmv

June 2024: The CENTRAL OHIO CRIME GUN INTELLIGENCE CENTER in Columbus, Ohio recognized nationally by ATF for successes in reducing area gun violence: https://www.atf.gov/news/press-releases/atf-recognizes-exceptional-law-enforcement-work-their-annual-chiefs-police . Controlling gun violence requires a multi-faceted approach, however getting shooters and crime guns off of the streets is key.