Background Checks

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

So, maybe they did it without pictures for the first 80 years (I would say that's an overstatement as I think most states have had pictures on the licenses for quite a few years.)

I don't think it is. I know all of the states around me when I first got my license in the early 80s had "paper" drivers licenses without pictures. The transistion to pictures occured in the mid 80's. Technology made photo ID's much easier around then. Before, they would have to take a paper "photo" and laminate it along with a paper license. The ability to print photos onto plastic licenses just didn't widely exist much earlier.

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I think there is a very clear distinction here between having your picture on a license and submitting your background check to every venue you officiate.

Well, if they're asking you to submit it to EVERY venu, I agree that is unnecessary. Only the state certification should need access to the info. Being certified by the state should be sufficient to the venus to indicate that your check has been done.

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

The picture on your license provides a very clear benefit. The background checks do not.