Sandia,
* said, "We are pleased to help Alabama in its leadership move to a
* secure, fraud-resistant motor vehicle operator card system. Sandia's
* state-of-the-art printers and technology for drivers' licenses and
* identification cards are proving to be the system of choice."
*
* Alabama expects to issue about one million new drivers' licenses during
* the first year of the program, with a projected growth of 10 percent a
* year, Sandia said. The process will take a four-year cycle to supply all
* Alabama drivers with the new license as they renew. The Sandia system
* is replacing an 11 year-old system. Alabama is switching to the new
* license production system to improve the quality and timeliness of
* drivers' license issuance, and to reduce counterfeit procurement and
* fraudulent alteration.
*
* The state's system, operated by the Alabama Department of Public Safety
* (DPS), will consist of more than 100 issue sites and a central
* production facility housing Sandia's in-line, one-pass production
* printers. The new system, scheduled to be in operation next year, is
* expected to enhance the quality of support services for law enforcement
* agencies.
*
* "In addition to providing increased driver license security, the new
* license system will help insure more efficient and reliable customer
* service," said Col. L.N. Hagan, DPS director. The new system offers
* faster production of the license as applicants receive them within one
* week, rather than thr